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What is a trophic cascade?
Learn how small changes in the food pyramid can upend the ecosystem.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How sea otters preserve their ecosystem
Learn about the sea otter (Enhydra lutris), a keystone species in the kelp...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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The giant kelp species Macrocystis pyrifera reproduces sexually and has...
Copyright Richard Herrmann
oarweed
Laminaria digitata, commonly called oarweed.
Heather Angel
giant kelp forest
Giant kelp (Macrocystis) forest with gorgonian coral, off the coast of southern...
Flip Nicklin/Minden Pictures
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Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) near Catalina Island, California. Giant...
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Species of brown algae such as Laminaria digitata, commonly known as kelp,...
Fredrik Ehrenstrom/Oxford Scientific Films

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“Otters, Algae, and Plants, Oh My”
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