California Images
Photographs from Norbert Wu Productions
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Plate 1
CAL0001. kelp bulbs; Macrocystis pyrifera; gas-filled float keeps plant at surface; Monterey, California
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CAL0002. kelp bulbs; Macrocystis pyrifera; gas-filled float keeps plant at surface; Southern California
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CAL0003. red algae; Rhodophyte; Monterey, California
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CAL0004. young kelp holdfast; root-like stipes anchor kelp plant bottom; contains communities of life
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CAL0005. kelp holdfast; root-like stipes anchor kelp plant bottom; contains communities of life
Plate 6
CAL0006. bull kelp Nereocystis; one large gas-filled float
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CAL0007. sea urchin barrens; Strongylocentrotus purpuratus; population explosion destroys once lush kelp forest; Southern California
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CAL0008. sea urchins; Strongylocentrotus purpuratus; feed on kelp plants at base; kill entire 100-foot plant; San Diego California
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CAL0009. turban snails; Tegula sp.; feeding on kelp; Monterey, California
Plate 10
CAL0010. mouth of fish-eating anemone; Tealia piscavora; thick stinging tentacles; Monterey, California
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CAL0011. anemone; Telia lofotensis; captures drift kelp with tentacles; feeds on kelp and encrusting animals; Monterey, California
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CAL0012. (SCH105) Epiactis prolifera; brooding anemone; young hatch out of mouth and brood on basal column; Southern California