What Animals Live in the Kelp Forest?
kelp at aquarium image by Daniel Gillies from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/8e/68/animals-live-kelp-forest_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Kelp forests are home to a number of ocean creatures. Kelp is a type of large brown seaweed. Buoyed by air-filled pockets called air bladders, kelp grows toward the surface of the water and forms kelp forests. Because of kelp’s need for light, it grows only in shallow coastal waters. These waters must also be cold and rich in nutrients in order for kelp to thrive. As biologically productive and diverse environments, kelp forests are home to a wide array of sea creatures. Grebe Grebe image by Henryk Olszewski from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/8e/68/animals-live-kelp-forest_-2.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Grebe Related to the duck, this bird can often be seen di