Just about every strand of ocean it
that Estas looked at was touched in
some way. "Every species in the
coastal zone is influenced in one
way or another by the ecological
efects of sea otters" he concludes
Thus in removing sea otters from
the North Pacric humanity - in its
pursuit of fur for hats, gloves and
coats-had not only gevously
endangered the species, it had
disrupted a large chunk of the
marine en moment in the Pacific
and for good measure-damaged
our ability to deal with the impact of
rising carbon diode levels on our
planet
The word touchedhas a negative connotation
as the author uses it. Which other selection BEST
emphasizes that connotation?