Estes and his colleagues speculate that the decline in otters during the 1990s was due to a(n) _____. Select one: O a. infection by hantavirus. O b. sudden increase in the numbers of urchins. O c. switch in the predation patterns of killer whales (orcas) to include more otters. O d. decrease in kelp forests due to global warming.

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          Estes and his colleagues speculate that the decline in otters during the 1990s was due to a(n) _____.
Select one:
O a. infection by hantavirus.
O b. sudden increase in the numbers of urchins.
O c. switch in the predation patterns of killer whales (orcas) to include more otters.
O d. decrease in kelp forests due to global warming.

estes and his colleagues speculate that the decline in otters during the 1990s was due to an select one o a infection by hantavirus o b sudden increase in the numbers of urchins o c sw 15112

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Estes and his colleagues speculate that the decline in otters during the 1990s was due to a(n) _____. Select one: O a. infection by hantavirus. O b. sudden increase in the numbers of urchins. O c. switch in the predation patterns of killer whales (orcas) to include more otters. O d. decrease in kelp forests due to global warming.