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... kelp plant ( Macrocystis pyrifera ) forms the trees of the forest while a vast array of other plants and animals dependent on the kelp complete the commu- nity . Conditions for kelp to grow are uncommon , as the huge , fast - growing ...
... kelp plant ( Macrocystis pyrifera ) forms the trees of the forest while a vast array of other plants and animals dependent on the kelp complete the commu- nity . Conditions for kelp to grow are uncommon , as the huge , fast - growing ...
Page 68
... kelp plant . A narrow stipe or stemlike structure transports nutrients from the blades in the sunny canopy to plant parts growing further down in shadowed waters . Each individual kelp plant supports a large and interesting community of ...
... kelp plant . A narrow stipe or stemlike structure transports nutrients from the blades in the sunny canopy to plant parts growing further down in shadowed waters . Each individual kelp plant supports a large and interesting community of ...
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... kelp is able to grow . Charac- terized by eight tentacles with responsive suckers , this mollusk has lost all but a ... plant itself and can approach kelp crabs and other small prey without being noticed . Larger fish in the forest which ...
... kelp is able to grow . Charac- terized by eight tentacles with responsive suckers , this mollusk has lost all but a ... plant itself and can approach kelp crabs and other small prey without being noticed . Larger fish in the forest which ...
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