What kind of organism is kelp

Sea urchins will often completely remove kelp plants by eating through their holdfasts. Other invertebrates found in kelp forests are sea stars, anemones, crabs, and jellyfish. A wide range of fish can be found in kelp forests, many of which are important to commercial fishermen.

For example, many types of rockfish such as black rockfish, blue rockfish, olive rockfish, and kelp rockfish are found in kelp forests and are important to fishermen. A wide range of marine mammals inhabit kelp forests for protection and food. Sea lions and seals feed on the fish that live in kelp forests. Grey whales have also been observed in kelp forests, most likely using the forest as a safe haven from the predatory killer whale.

There are many different species of kelp. Some can grow up to 45 centimeters 18 inches per day. And they can reach up to 53 meters feet in length. In some shallow parts of the ocean, such as the coasts of California, South America and Australia, kelp grow in huge forests. Those forests are important homes for sponges, fish, sea urchins, otters and other critters. Zemke-White, W. World seaweed utilisation: An end-of-century summary. Journal of Applied Phycology 11, June 04, By: Jessica Carilli.

Aa Aa Aa. The Secret Life of Kelp. References Neushul, M. June 05, PM. Posted By: Ilona Miko. Don't otters tie themselves up in a kelp tether, at the top of the kelp forest, so they can take naps without drifting down current? Clever otters June 05, AM. Posted By: Khalil A. Ilona, to be fair, kelps are much more interesting than ferns because they have sex in the sea. That is all. June 04, PM.

Posted By: Jessica Carilli. Ferns reproduce via a gametophyte stage and rely on water: the sperm to swim to and fertilize the eggs. Conifers are also similar, but they rely on wind to deliver non-motile sperm to egg cells waiting in female cones, instead of swimming through water like kelp and fern sperm!

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