It& #39;s #phycologyfriday! Let& #39;s talk #laminaria layeringhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤓" title="Nerd-Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Nerd-Gesicht">

Just like #Shrek & onions, #kelp forests have a lot of layershttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌳" title="Laubbaum" aria-label="Emoji: Laubbaum">

Tiered much like a #rainforest, they have a forest floor, an understory & a canopyhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😲" title="Erstauntes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Erstauntes Gesicht">

Let& #39;s explore! @TheAlgarium @KaptnKelp
#seaweed #kelpforest
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A #kelpforest begins at the seabed, where the holdfast (anchor) of the #kelp attaches to sturdy substrate https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚓" title="Anker" aria-label="Emoji: Anker">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🪨" title="Rock" aria-label="Emoji: Rock">

This layer is also known as the forest floor, & it houses many #marine organisms!

Tunicates, sponges, anemones, urchins, octopus, crabs, you name it! ⁠https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦀" title="Krabbe" aria-label="Emoji: Krabbe">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐚" title="Muschelschale" aria-label="Emoji: Muschelschale">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐙" title="Oktopus" aria-label="Emoji: Oktopus">

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Climbing the stalk, we end up in the understory, the level between the seafloor & the surface https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌿" title="Kräuter" aria-label="Emoji: Kräuter">

This is where most of the forest’s hunting activity takes place https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐟" title="Fisch" aria-label="Emoji: Fisch">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐡" title="Kugelfisch" aria-label="Emoji: Kugelfisch">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦈" title="Hai" aria-label="Emoji: Hai">

Here you find creatures looking for food & mates, as well as some of the shorter kelp species https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌿" title="Kräuter" aria-label="Emoji: Kräuter">

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦀" title="Krabbe" aria-label="Emoji: Krabbe"> At the sea surface is the canopy & just like terrestrial forests, this level is covered with kelp leaves, crawling with bryozoans, crabs, snails, nudibranchs & fish.

The canopy is often used as a nursery for many fish species https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍼" title="Babyflasche" aria-label="Emoji: Babyflasche">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐠" title="Tropischer Fisch" aria-label="Emoji: Tropischer Fisch">

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#Kelp forests are incredibly intricate #ecosystems, with lots of room for species both BIG & small... I wonder what other forest friends we will be talking about tomorrow https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤫" title="Schh!-Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Schh!-Gesicht">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦦" title="Otter" aria-label="Emoji: Otter">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐳" title="Wasserspeiender Wal" aria-label="Emoji: Wasserspeiender Wal">

Can you guess?https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤩" title="Vom Star geblendet" aria-label="Emoji: Vom Star geblendet">

#kelpforest #teamseaweed #helpourkelp #algae #phycologyfriday #marine #conservation

Spoiler alert https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚨" title="Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht" aria-label="Emoji: Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht"> You were all right!

Check out this thread to learn about some of the bigger species that call a #kelpforest home https://twitter.com/themarinediary/status/1380909118798577668?s=20">https://twitter.com/themarine...