ecosystems

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Sea otters are a keystone species in kelp forest ecosystems, eating sea urchins that would otherwise consume the kelp, according to the aquarium.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

For forest ecosystems, they are ecologically valuable, including as prey.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Walker added that "tourism and other economic activity" could be boosted by thriving ecosystems.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

For many years, scientists have viewed ancient marine ecosystems as being dominated by vertebrate predators, with invertebrates playing smaller roles.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

It might turn out that the same tendency underlies the joining of organisms into communities, communities into ecosystems, and ecosystems into the biosphere.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas