Title: Visions of Kelp, Monterey Bay
Description: Kelp forests are often called the rainforest of the sea. They support wide varieties of marine life. Sea otters are both a sentinal and a keystone species for the health of kelp forests. Without sea otters, there is a shift in the ecosystem that can severly damage the kelp forests. USGS scientists study sea otters and the ecosystems in which they live in efforts to help the threatened species continue to recover from near extinction.
Location: Monterey Bay, CA, USA
Date Taken: 8/9/2008
Photographer: Tania Larson (
vog.sgsu@nosralt),
U.S. Geological Survey
Usage: This image is public domain/of free use. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for more details.
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File Size (original): JPEG Image - 1.56 MB
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U.S. Geological Survey
.jpg "Visions of Kelp, Monterey Bay: Kelp forests are often called the rainforest of the sea. They support wide varieties of marine life. Sea otters are both a sentinal and a keystone species for the health of kelp forests. Without sea otters, there is a shift in the ecosystem that can severly damage the kelp forests. USGS scientists study sea otters and the ecosystems in which they live in efforts to help the threatened species continue to recover from near extinction. (Monterey Bay, CA, USA)")
.jpg "Tracking Sea Otters: Sea otter researchers Michelle Staedler, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Tim Tinker, USGS, work together to locate sea otters in their study project. USGS scientists and their partners study sea otters in efforts to help the threatened species continue to recover from near extinction.")
.jpg "Studying Sea Otters: Sea otter researcher Michelle Staedler, of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, records sea otter behavior in her logbook as part of a study with the USGS and the University of California at Santa Cruz on sea otter behavior.")
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