Giant kelp plants lean over in ocean currents, underwater. Individual kelp plants grow from the rocky reef, to which they are attached, up to the ocean surface and form a vibrant community in which fishes, mammals and invertebrates thrive. San Clemente Island, California, USA
Stock Photo: 23426 -?- Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA Lat/Long: 32° 49' 2.61"N, 118° 21' 0.64"W (Coordinates: 32.81739°, -118.35018°) Format: Digital 3:2 Other Names: kelp forest, seaweed, sea weed, sea grass, sargazo gigante, harina de kelp, giant kelp, harina de la macroalga, gedroogde kelp, zeewier, reuzenkelp, braendeltang, macroalga marina, Phaeophyceae Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: algae, beck seta, braendeltang, california, channel islands, environment, forest, gedroogde kelp, giant kelp, habitat, harina de kelp, harina de la macroalga, kelp, kelp forest, macroalga marina, macrocystis, macrocystis pyrifera, marine, marine algae, marine plant, nature, ocean, oceans, offshore, outdoors, outside, pacific, pacific ocean, phaeophyceae, plant, reuzenkelp, san clemente island, sargazo gigante, scene, scenery, scenic, sea, sea grass, sea weed, seascape, seaweed, southern channel islands, submarine, underwater, underwater landscape, usa, zeewier |