Missed our Wildlife Wednesday on Sea otters, nearshore communities, and graduate students in Southeast Alaska? Have no fear! Join the Alaska Sea Grant program for this presentation on the Apex Predators, Ecosystems, and Community Sustainability (APECS) project, where they examine the expansion of sea otters in Southeast Alaska.

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Schedule:

8:30 AM Ginny Eckert, Introduction to the Apex Predators, Ecosystems and Community Sustainability (APECS) program

8:45 AM Wendel Raymond, Patterns and effects of sea otter harvest in Southeast Alaska

9:00 AM Nicole LaRoche, Seasonal sea otter diet composition with respect to recolonization and life history

9:15 AM Sonia Ibarra, Sea otters, shellfish, and people: Addressing a complex resource conflict in Southeast Alaska

9:30 AM Becca Cates, Effects of habitat type and sea otter predation on crab assemblages in Southeast Alaska

9:45 AM Ashley Bolwerk, Ecological indicators of the effects of sea otters on abalone density

10:00 AM break

10:15 AM Tom Bell, Changes in kelp canopy cover associated with sea otter recovery in the NE Pacific

10:30 AM Wendel Raymond, Testing the generality of sea otter‐mediated trophic cascades in seagrass meadows

10:45 AM Jessica Saavedra, Testing the effects of recovering sea otters on seagrass ecosystems

11:00 AM Tiff Stephens, Disturbance by sea otters reduces eelgrass extent in Southeast Alaska

11:15 AM Lia Domke, Juvenile salmon use of eelgrass meadows in the context of sea otter recolonization

11:30 AM Questions and discussion