Download or read book Sea Otter Population Biology and Subtidal Community Ecology at Shemya Island, Alaska written by James A. Estes and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sea otter population biology was studied between 1995 and 1997 at Eareckson Air Force Station on Shemya Island, Alaska. The sea urchin and subtidal algal community ecology was also monitored for long-term and short-term (seasonal) trends, whose changes were concurrent with re-colonization of Shemya by sea otters.