Kelp has a unique structure that allows it to thrive in marine environments. Its long, flexible blades can sway with ocean currents, reducing the risk of damage from strong waves. The gas-filled bladders, or pneumatocysts, help keep the kelp buoyant, allowing it to reach sunlight for photosynthesis. Additionally, its root-like holdfast anchors it to the ocean floor, providing stability and access to nutrients.
They can't protect themselves from herbivores.
No, kelp cannot survive without water. Kelp ideally needs cool, nutrient-rich water to thrive.
By sea animals eating off of kelp or known as seaweed
Kelp forest uderstory:What living thing is dependent on the kelp at this level?How may these living organisms help other living thing survive?
because of their body structure. they have sharp teeth, and they can't go too deep underwater for kelp, they also can't because they aren't an herbivore.
Kelp use blades for photosynthesis, where they turn sunlight into food.
animals eat off of it
Shrimp will occasionally eat kelp but they most survive on water algae. Shrimp are near the bottom of the food chain in the ocean.
Kelp in the Arctic Ocean primarily survives in the form of large, leafy blades anchored to the seafloor by holdfasts. These structures allow kelp to remain stable against strong currents and ice movement. Additionally, the cold temperatures and varying light conditions in the Arctic can limit kelp growth to specific periods, typically during the summer months when sunlight is more abundant. Kelp forests provide essential habitats and food sources for various marine species in this unique ecosystem.
Yes.
Toward the end of the dive we went through a kelp forest.
Kelp requires temperatures between 6 °C/43 °F and 14 °C / 57 °F to live depending on variety.