Brown Algae - Dictyotales, Ectocarpales, Fucales, Laminariales, Phaeophyceae Stubs, Scytosiphonales, Sporochnaceae, Kelp, Kelp Forest (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Dictyotales, Ectocarpales, Fucales, Laminariales, Phaeophyceae stubs, Scytosiphonales, Sporochnaceae, Kelp, Kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, Postelsia, Ascophyllum nodosum, Fucus, Wakame, Colpomenia peregrina, Kombu, Fucus vesiculosus, Sargassum, Durvillaea antarctica, Pelvetia canaliculata, Fucus serratus, Saccharina, Myriotrichia, Sargassum muticum, Ecklonia maxima, Fucus spiralis, Arame, Saccharina japonica, Ascoseira, Ectocarpus siliculosus, Laminariaceae, Turbinaria, Hormosira banksii, Cystoseira, Nereocystis, Cutleriales, Ecklonia cava, Dictyotaceae, Ishige, Onslowiaceae, Choristocarpaceae, Egregia menziesii, Pseudochorda, Nemoderma, Saccorhiza polyschides, Bifurcaria, Desmarestiales, Ecklonia radiata, Saccharina latissima, Ralfsiales, Eisenia, Zonaria, Syringoderma, Lessoniaceae, Dictyosiphonales, Sphacelariales, Alariaceae, Durvillaea willana, Carpophyllum maschalocarpum, Scytothamnales, Sargassaceae, Pylaiella, Fucaceae, Tilopteridales, Eisenia arborea, Leathesia difformis, Arthrothamnus, Turbinaria ornata, Chordariaceae, Scytosiphon lomentaria, Gigantea, Undaria, Padina pavonica, Cystophora, Sea wrack, Pneumatocyst, Desmotrichum, Himanthalia elongata, Pelagophycus. Excerpt: Kelp forests are underwater areas with a high density of kelp. They are recognized as one of the most productive and dynamic ecosystems on Earth. Smaller areas of anchored kelp are called kelp beds. Kelp forests occur worldwide throughout temperate and polar coastal oceans. In 2007, kelp forests were also discovered in tropical waters near Ecuador. Physically formed by brown macroalgae of the order Laminariales, kelp forests provide a unique three-dimensional habitat for marine organisms and are a source for understanding many ecological processes. Over the last century, they have been the focus of extensive research, particularly in ...