Dear colleagues, I would like to invite you to a webinar on our Apex Predators, Ecosystems, and Community Sustainability (APECS) project, where we are examining the effects of sea otter recolonization in Southeast Alaska. Please find the details below. APRIL 23, 2021 8:30am-11:45am Alaska time Register to receive the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/32dJljc 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 11:45 AM End ----------------------------- Heidi Pearson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Marine Biology University of Alaska Southeast 11066 Auke Lake Way, AND 1 Juneau, AK 99801 Phone: 907.796.6271