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Keystone Species. Keystone Species. Sea otters. Sea otters off the coast of California have historically been hunted for two reasons It’s beautiful fur. It was also killed by fishermen who thought they were eating too many of the fish they wanted to catch.
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Sea otters • Sea otters off the coast of California have historically been hunted for two reasons • It’s beautiful fur. • It was also killed by fishermen who thought they were eating too many of the fish they wanted to catch. • The sea otters were hunted almost to extinction.
So, why is that a problem?
Keystone species • So, a keystone species is essentially a plant or animal that plays a such a critical role in the environment that the food web would collapse without it.