Sub Tidal Habitats n Open Ocean n Sandy Plains n Kelp Forest and Rocky Reefs –Northern California...
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Sub Tidal HabitatsSub Tidal Habitats
Open Ocean Sandy Plains Kelp Forest and Rocky Reefs
– Northern California– Central California– Southern California
Habitat: Open OceanHabitat: Open Ocean
Primary producers: Phytoplankton Top predators: Sharks; Pinnipeds;
Tuna; Toothed Whales Some large animals eat plankton No place to hide
Habitat: Sandy PlainsHabitat: Sandy Plains
Primary producers: Phytoplankton Protection
– Camouflage– Burying
Common job: Detritus Consumer Flat Fish, Tube Anemones, Worms, Sea
Stars, Clams, Snails, Sea Pens, Octopus
Habitat: Kelp ForestHabitat: Kelp Forest
Kelp requires a rocky substrate Giant Kelp and Bull Kelp Kelp rarely deeper than 130’ Camouflage, Protection, Food Holdfast, Stipe, Blades, Pnuematocysts Requires water movement
Ode to a Kelp ForestOde to a Kelp ForestWhere waves crash and currents roar, Where rocky bottoms meet the shore,Where water’s cold and nutrient rich,Where organism’s find that special niche,There you’ll find that algal formcalled Kelp - from which the forest’s born.
The Kelp Forest: not just a place for plants,But a community, a vital dancein the web of life.A player in a seamless whole,that touches the mind and touches the soul.
Habitat: Rocky ReefsHabitat: Rocky Reefs
Cracks & crevices Substrate for Kelp Primary producer: Kelp Detritus Feeders and Grazers Carnivores