The effect of a harmful algal bloom (Karenia selliformis) on the benthic invertebrate community and the sea otter (Enhydra lutris) diet in eastern Hokkaido

• Jackson Johnstone ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jackson Johnstone, Ippei Suzuki

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: jackson.johnstone.m5@elms.hokudai.ac.jp

  Affiliation Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4553-1805

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• Ippei Suzuki ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jackson Johnstone, Ippei Suzuki

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Akkeshi Marine Station, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University, Akkeshi, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Randall William Davis,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

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• Natsuki Konno,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Kyohei Murayama,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Satsuki Ochiai,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

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• Yoko Mitani

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7420-0596

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