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TO GO WITH AFP STORY US-WETLANDS-CONSERVATION
This photo courtesy of the University of California-Santa Cruz shows a sea otter with a crab. Crabs are a favorite prey item for sea otters in Elkhorn Slough. Scientists studying the decline and recovery of seagrass beds in one of California's largest estuaries have found that recolonization of the estuary by sea otters was a crucial factor in the seagrass comeback. Led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the study will be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the week of August 26, 2013."When we see seagrass beds recovering, especially in a degraded environment like Elkhorn Slough, people want to know why," said Brent Hughes, a PhD candidate in ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz and first author of the PNAS study. AFP PHOTO / UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ/RON EBY == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO /UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ/RON EBY / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==
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Santa Cruz, California, UNITED STATES |
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26 August 2013 |
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