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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

SEA OTTERS HELP REDUCE CO2

OTTERS NEWS -

SEA OTTERS fondness for eating URCHINS allows kelp forests to thrive. 

KELP is an excellent sequester of CO2, but urchins love to eat it.

By keeping the urchin population in check, otters are doing their part in keeping down atmospheric CO2. 

Read more here -   http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120907161437.htm

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