Sea otters: Influencing the carbon absorbed & stored by kelp
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By helping to control sea urchin populations, sea otters influence the amount of atmospheric carbon absorbed and stored by kelp. The decline of this iconic predator impairs our own ability to address the climate crisis
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TheHabro on 2025-07-19 16:47:46+00:00.

Original Title: Til Sea otters influence the amount of C02 in the atmosphere by controlling population of sea urchins that in turn eat kelp. Annually, kelp forests store an equivalent of yearly emission of 4 million passenger cards.