Estes and His Colleagues Speculate That the Decline in Otters

question 21

Multiple Choice

Estes and his colleagues speculate that the decline in otters during the 1990s was due to a(n)

• A) sudden increase in the numbers of urchins.
• B) switch in the predation patterns of killer whales (orcas) to include more otters.
• C) decrease in kelp forests due to global warming.
• D) infection by hantavirus.

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