Kelp

Sabrina Copple Mrs. Doll Hon Bio 1 28 April 2017 Saltwater Biome The saltwater biome is the biggest biome in the world (“Marine” 1). Although there are many biomes on Earth, what makes this biome unique? The climate, flora, fauna, and location of the biome is what makes this biome special. There are other things that make this biome unique too. The saltwater biome is partially responsible for the invention of salt water taffy, along with a natural disaster that helped with the making of…

Catalina cherry, Toyon and Manzanita, depend on the island fox to eat and spread seeds across the island. Insects and bird populations are dependent on the plants that the island fox reseeds. The kelp forests surrounding the Channel Islands benefit from everything too as the plants prevent silty runoff. Healthy kelp forests provide safe zone for many important fish and crustacean species helpful for bald eagles and…

Five to seven servings of fruits and vegetables a day. That’s what is advised that the average adult should eat a day for a balanced diet. More than 75% of all adults don’t consume this recommended amount, leaving our bodies nutritionally deficient. So what are we to do? Idyllically, we should try to eat what we need, but life gets in the way. Using green supplements can help fill the nutritional gap. 1. What Exactly is in Green Supplement Powder? Although each brand has their own custom…

They are a bottleneck species, which means that their population number has dropped extremely low; however, as time increases, so does the population. They are also a keystone species for kelp. They eat the sea urchins which limit and reduce the growth of kelp in water. Since southern sea otters have a significant role, there conservation is critical. In 1911, they were signed under the International Fur Seal Treaty for protection against fur traders who would hunt them…

provide for surface animals such as turtles, whale, and birds. These plant originated from pelagic coast but have drift outwards into the open sea, and produce asexually in order to reproduce out in the sea. Giant Kelp- Macrocystis Pyrifera Found in the benthic zone, specifically in the kelp forest are the largest form of known algae. As implied by its name it can grow to be 160 ft. or longer. It often grows diagonally due to ocean currents allowing such…

are low in our sources of food. Due to our living situation within a large dome, there is limited food for everyone to rely on for survival. Unfortunately, that current source of food being kelp, is no longer available to our needs. In addition to this problematic world that is upon us, the production of kelp has also released a bigger issue. This diet contained a…

of urchins in the ocean, they devour kelp to such an extent that entire regions of seafloor become barren (Open Learning Initiative, 2015, p.246). Furthermore, scientists discovered that in areas populated by sea otters, kelp forests thrived as sea otters would dine on the urchins and would drop their empty shells onto the sea floor thereby frightening away urchins from the region (Open Learning Initiative, 2015, p.246). This interaction is important as kelp forests are a keystone species as…

everything that has been going on, and everyone is trying to survive in their own ways. We built ourselves a giant, clear glass dome in order to survive, however we are all in great danger. We rely on a large kelp corporation for food, but lately our food supplies have been decreasing because the kelp has been spreading a terrible disease and as terrifying as this may sound, my fellow students and I are at a high risk of dying from starvation. We are college students…

Kelp which provides food and shelter for a host species are what sea urchins love to dine on. Sea otters hunting sea urchins allow for the production of more kelp which is then used by other inhabitants. Like the sea otter, wolves are on the endangered species list. According to Hannibal, there are about 328 wolves in the state…

species will result in the imbalance in the environment. One of the organisms impacted is fish. As with the reduced number of sea stars, the number of sea urchin will increase and hence, more kelp will be digested by the sea urchin. As kelp is mainly used by fishes for protection against predators, the absence of kelps will make these fishes more vulnerable to the predator and hence their number will decrease. This impacted human as the number of fishes and prawns caught and consumed will be…