The community ecology of sea otters
By: edited by G.R. VanBlaricom and J.A. Estes.
Contributors: VanBlaricom, G. R. 1949-; Estes, J. A. 1945-
Series: Ecological studies ;; v. 65
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published: 1988
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: Sea otter -- Ecology -- California -- Pacific Coast; Mammal populations -- California -- Pacific Coast; Marine mammals -- Ecology -- California -- Pacific Coast
Notes: Bibliography: p. [219]-237.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / G.R. VanBlaricom and J.A. Estes; title: A review of the history, distribution, and foraging ecology of sea otters / M.L. Riedman and J.A. Estes; title: Sea otter foraging habits and effects on prey populations and communities in soft-bottom environments / R.G. Kvitek and J.S. Oliver; title: Effects of foraging by sea otters on mussel-dominated intertidal communities / G.R. VanBlaricom; title: Kelp communities and sea otters / M.S. Foster and D.R. Schiel; title: Sea otters, sea urchins, and kelp beds / J.A. Estes and C. Harrold; title: Effects of sea otter foraging on subtidal reef communities off Central California / D.R. Laur, A.W. Ebeling, and D.A. Coon; title: Fish populations in kelp forests without sea otters / A.W. Ebeling and D.R. Laur; title: The effects of kelp forests on nearshore environments / D.O. Duggins; title: Sea otters and nearshore benthic communities / S.A. Levin; title: Concluding remarks / J.A. Estes and G.R. VanBlaricom.