A kelp forest, with sunbeams passing through kelp fronds, Macrocystis pyrifera |
| More Macrocystis pyrifera: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
||
Macrocystis pyrifera, or giant kelp, forms huge beds along the western coast of North America. Individual kelp plants extend from the rocky reef and sand bottom to the surface, where they grow out and form a canopy. These kelp beds are home to a rich array of life. Kelp offers protection for prey, a hiding place for predators, and a substrate upon which smaller creatures can grow. Macrocystis pyrifera, primarily that growing at San Clemente and Santa Barbara Islands, has been a photographic subject of ours for 14 years. Keywords: algae, braendeltang, california, channel islands, environment, forest, gedroogde kelp, giant kelp, habitat, harina de kelp, harina de la macroalga, kelp, kelp forest, landscape, macroalga marina, macrocystis, macrocystis pyrifera, marine, marine algae, marine plant, nature, ocean, oceans, outdoors, outside, pacific, pacific ocean, phaeophyceae, plant, portfolio, reuzenkelp, san clemente island, sargazo gigante, scene, scenery, scenic, sea, sea grass, sea weed, seascape, seaweed, underwater, underwater landscape, usa, zeewier | |||
|
[54.85.57.0] : 367 image views Updated: January 26, 2021
photos@oceanlight.com +1-760-707-7153
|