The ecology of giant kelp forests in California - USGS National ...

CONTENTS
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PREFACE ............................... i ii
FIGURES ............................... x
TABLES ............................... xii
PLATES ............................... xiii
CONVERSION TABLE .......................... xi v
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................... xv
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ....................... 1
1.1 Taxonomy. Definitions. and Descriptions ............ 2
1.2 Distribution ......................... 4
1.3 Kelp Forest Ecology ...................... 5
CHAPTER 2 THE ABIOTIC ENVIRONMENT .................. 9
2.1 Introduction ......................... 9
2.2 Substratum and Sedimentation ................. 9
2.3 Temperature .......................... 11
2.4 Light ............................. 12
2.5 Nutrients ........................... 15
2.6 Water Motion ......................... 17
CHAPTER 3 THE GIANT KELP COMMUNITY ................. 20
3.1 Introduction ......................... 20
3.2 Distribution Along the Pacific Coast of North America ..... 22
3.2.1 Giant Kelp Forests ................... 22
3.2.2 Other Kelp Forests ................... 23
3.3 Distributional Variation Among Sites ............. 23
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3.3.1 Central California 26
3.3.2 Southern Cal i forni a 28
3.3.3 Other Geographic Areas 31
3.4 Distributional Variation Within Sites ............. 32
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3.4.1 Between Depths 32
3.4.2 Within Depths 32
3.5 Temporal Variations in Comnunity Structure .......... 33
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3.5.1 Long-Term 33
3.5.2 Short.Term 34
3.5.3 Succession 34