Sea otters may be key drivers of changes in California's kelp forests, according to data spanning a century (IMAGE)

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Sea otters may be key drivers of changes in California's kelp forests, according to data spanning a century

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A raft of sea otters (Enhydra nereis) congregates off the back deck of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in kelp.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium / Tyson V. Rininger

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