In the past, pacific sea otters were hunted to near extinction.
Without the otters, kelp forests along the coast started to die
because sea urchins, the otter's favourite food, were able to
overgraze them. Once otters became protected, the kelp
forests began to recover as the urchins were back in check.
In this kelp forest ecosystem, sea otters are a ________
species.
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