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📅 NSB MS 2007🎓 MS🔄 Round 16#️⃣ Question 21🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer

Over-hunting of sea otters on the northwest coast led to an overabundance of sea urchins which in turn overgrazed on sea kelp almost wiping out the kelp forests. What is the scientific ecological term for what the sea otter is considered in this case as a central organism to this community?

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