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Another Reason to Save Sea Otters: They?re Helping Fight Climate Change

2014-08-14 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Takepart: Sea otters arent just unbearably cute; theyre also emerging as key players in keeping the oceans healthy in a warming world, according to new scientific research. Think of sea otters as the park rangers of coastal kelp forests. The floating thickets of treelike seaweed provide habitat for a plethora of marine life, including seals, sea lions, whales, gulls, terns, and snowy egrets. Like terrestrial forests, kelp forests absorb huge quantities of carbon dioxide that would otherwise be released...

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