https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3 All the best facts about these brilliant ecosystems!!! en-us 2016-10-25 17:18:10 UTC 2025-10-06 12:33:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png captincool312 https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/133898918 In  order for the Kelp to continue to grow and produce more Kelp in the forest, Kelp needs good nutrients in the water.  “Kelp forests grow best in nutrient-rich, clear waters whose temperatures are between 42–72 degrees F (5–20 degrees C). The water must be clear so that sunlight can reach the ocean floor where the kelp life begins”( United States).

]]> 2016-10-28 14:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/133898918 captincool312 https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/133899319 “ Kelp recruits most successfully in regions of upwelling (regions where the ocean layers overturn, bringing cool, nutrient-rich bottom waters to the surface) and regions with continuously cold, high-nutrient waters” (Kelp Forests).

]]> 2016-10-28 14:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/133899319 captincool312 https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/133899728 “they absorb what they need directly from the water through surface tissues. Thus, the water around seaweed needs to continually move, bringing in fresh supplies of nutrients and gasses” (What Causes Seaweed to Grow).

]]> 2016-10-28 14:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/133899728 captincool312 https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/133900100 2016-10-28 14:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/133900100 captincool312 https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/134343129 - Occurs in cool temperature waters.
- Kelp forests are the producers of the ecosystem providing energy for primary consumers like sea urchins, sea stars, jellyfish, crabs and snails.
- The kelp forest has a very productive ecosystem and provides a habitat for many organisms.


]]> 2016-10-31 19:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/134343129 captincool312 https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/134356218 - Gametes is a term used to call the male and female cells released by the tiny plants. If the male and female gametes meet each other, they will form a tiny zygote. The zygote will then grow as a giant kelp.
- Kelp can grow up to 200 feet and live for as long as 9 to 10 years.

]]> 2016-10-31 21:19:33 UTC https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/134356218 captincool312 https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/134382345 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGMvPqfcDOk

]]> 2016-11-01 03:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/134382345 captincool312 https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/134532915 In kelp forests, the most commonly found invertebrates are bristle worms, scud, prawn, snails, and brittle stars. These animals feed on the holdfasts that keep kelp anchored to the bottom of the ocean and algae that are abundant in kelp forests. 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.

]]> 2016-11-01 16:09:32 UTC https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/134532915 captincool312 https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/134533198 Sea otters are very important to Kelp Forests. They eat sea urchins and other invertebrates that graze on giant kelp.  Without sea otters, these grazing animals can destroy kelp forests and consequently the wide diversity of animals that depend upon kelp habitat for survival.  Additionally, kelp forests protect coastlines from storm surge and absorb vast amounts of harmful carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.]]> 2016-11-01 16:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/134533198 captincool312 https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/134533458 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASJ82wyHisE]]> 2016-11-01 16:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/captincool312/2fvug9yy1it3/wish/134533458