Kelp forests are underwater areas with a high density of kelp. The term 'kelp' refers to marine algae belonging to the taxonomic order Laminariales (Phylum: Heterokontophyta). Though not considered a taxonomically diverse order, kelps are highly diverse structurally and functionally.[4] The most widely recognized species are the giant kelps (Macrocystis spp.), although there are numerous other genera such as Laminaria, Ecklonia, Lessonia, Alaria and Eisenia.
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The biology and ecology of seagrass meadows and their associated fauna.
Please only submit sites concerned with seagrass meadows as a habitat or ecosystem. Sites concerned with specific taxonomy of flora and fauna are catered for elsewhere within ODP.