kelp bed
Ocean algae grove
A kelp bed is a dense underwater growth of kelp—large brown seaweeds that form forest-like ecosystems in coastal waters.
These beds provide habitat for fish, invertebrates, and marine mammals: Sea otters float among the kelp beds.
Kelp beds anchor to rocky substrates and can extend from the seafloor to the surface.
- holdfastDevice for secure attachment
- sea ottersAquatic weasel relatives
- sea urchinSpiny marine echinoderm
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- urchinNeglected street child
canopy · swaying gently · wave action · marine habitat · marine ecosystem · frond · carbon sequestration · cold water · fishing grounds · fish · sea life · abalone · ecosystem · seaweed farming · sway · murky · anchored · ocean floor
- underwaterunderwater, submerged, immersed, seabed, seafloor
- kelp forestholdfast, holdfasts, frond, fronds, blade
- ocean habitatscoral reef, tide pools, intertidal zone, deep sea, open ocean
- stramenopilesdiatoms, diatom, sargassum, downy mildew, kombu
- animal homesnest, den, burrow, hive, lair
- coastal featuresshore, coast, beach, bay, cliff
kelp bedcoral reef
Calcium carbonate marine ecosystem
tropical reef · dead zone · open ocean · deep sea floor · mangrove forest
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