Sentences with phrase «of kelp forests off»

Scientists say climate change is responsible for the recent destruction of kelp forests off the southwestern coast of Australia.

Scientists say climate change is responsible for the recent destruction of kelp forests off the southwestern coast of Australia.

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Sea otters off the Alaskan coast play a pivotal role in marine ecosystems: By dining on sea urchins, the animals help preserve kelp forests that feed a range of species, from barnacles to bald eagles.

SWELTERING STRANDS In 2011, a marine heat wave off Australia's southern coast devastated the towering kelp forests of the Great Southern Reef (shown).

This kelp forest is in Monterey Bay off the coast of California.

The waters off of the coast of San Diego — Tijuana are densely populate by the denizens of the kelp forests.

Right off the coast of Arena Point, experienced divers can dive from boats to view kelp forests and other marine life found in the park's protected waters.

Warmer than usual water also is believed to have contributed to the collapse of the bull kelp forest off Sonoma and Mendocino counties, along with an explosion of purple urchins that have devoured remaining plant life.

«The large rocky promontories of Cape Perpetua and Heceta Head, the productive ocean waters and expansive sandy seafloor environments, mark a unique transition from the nearshore rocky reefs to the north off Seal Rock and the subtidal reefs and kelp forests to south at Cape Arago.

The «forests of the sea» — kelp forests — died off to be replaced by sea grass.

Marine ecosystems such as the Giant Kelp forests off the coast of California are dependent upon certain ocean movements — the kelp receives nutrients from the passing waves, which then creates habitat for a multitude of other species from urchins to abalone to the iconic sea ottKelp forests off the coast of California are dependent upon certain ocean movements — the kelp receives nutrients from the passing waves, which then creates habitat for a multitude of other species from urchins to abalone to the iconic sea ottkelp receives nutrients from the passing waves, which then creates habitat for a multitude of other species from urchins to abalone to the iconic sea otters.