KEYSTONE SPECIES...in more depth

 Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog! Today, the post is definitely more factual and...ummm...might be boring for some of you but I hope you still enjoy!

SOOOOO! Today I'm going to be expanding on a fact that I posted about Sea Otter in the 'Top 5 FUN facts about SEA OTTERS' post...

ENOUGH CHAT! The fact was that Sea Otters are a keystone species. Like I said in that post (Top 5 FUN facts about SEA OTTERS) this is a really hard concept to understand and is even harder to explain. SO I'm going to try my best to explain this to you in this post!

 Ummmmmm...ok?

Firstly, the basic concept of a KEYSTONE species is:

A Species of animal that it's ecosystem depends on to survive. This means that without that certain species, that ecosystem will collapse. Hence why they are so important!

This boring diagram shows this concept in more depth. As shown in the picture, without that keystone in the middle, the whole arch would fall apart! This explains why a keystone species is so important! Make sense???



ANYWAYS! The next thing you need to know is WHY a Sea Otter is a keystone species? Like I mentioned before, Sea Otters live in what is called a kelp forest. Kelp is basically like really, REALLY big seaweed. Now, this kelp is a home and sanctuary for lots of small aquatic animals (like fish!). 

This is a kelp forest!






HOWEVER, Sea Urchins eat kelp. And THIS is where the Sea Otters come in!
What the Sea Otters basically do is they eat the Sea Urchins,  which means there's not a lot of them to eat the kelp. BUT without the Sea Otters there to eat the Sea Urchins, they would eat all the kelp and that would leave those small aquatic animals without a home. THAT'S why a Sea Otter is a keystone species!

I feel like I've rambled on long enough already so that's where I'll stop my explanation. If you think I should do an episode 2 of this, comment down below and I will see next Tuesday! BYE!











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  1. AtHomeWithMayMarch 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM

    please do a episode 2 cause I am a supportive friend in your current life...........ya......it is very good and interesting good jobby!

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