KELP
KELP. DESCRIPTION: BROWN ALGAE, GIANT KELP GROWS TO 150 FEET, HAS ROOTLIKE HOLDFASTS, AIR BLADDERS KEEP THE KELP CLOSE TO THE OCEAN SURFACE MAXIMIZING PHOTOSYNTHESIS, BULL KELP AND GIANT KELP ARE THE MOST COMMON PREDATORS: SEA URCHINS, ABALONE, FISH NICHE: “BACKBONE” OF THE KELP FOREST
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