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urchin barren
An urchin barren is an area of the subtidal where the population growth of sea urchins has gone unchecked, causing destructive grazing of kelp beds or kelp forests. Sea urchins eat kelp holdfasts but also climb on kelp to graze on the stipes and fronds.
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