Kelp
Kelps are large seaweeds (algae) belonging to the brown algae (Phaeophyceae) in the order Laminariales. There are about 30 different genera.
Kelp grows in "underwater forests" (kelp forests) in shallow oceans, and is thought to have appeared in the Miocene, 23 to 5 million years ago. The organisms require nutrient-rich water with temperatures between 6 and 14 °C (43 and 57 °F). They are known for their high growth rate — the genera Macrocystis and Nereocystis can grow as fast as half a metre a day, ultimately reaching 30 to 80 metres (100 to 260 ft).
Through the 19th century, the word "kelp" was closely associated with seaweeds that could be burned to obtain soda ash (primarily sodium carbonate). The seaweeds used included species from both the orders Laminariales and Fucales. The word "kelp" was also used directly to refer to these processed ashes.
Description
In most kelp, the thallus (or body) consists of flat or leaf-like structures known as blades. Blades originate from elongated stem-like structures, the stipes. The holdfast, a root-like structure, anchors the kelp to the substrate of the ocean. Gas-filled bladders (pneumatocysts) form at the base of blades of American species, such as Nereocystis lueteana, (Mert. & Post & Rupr.) to hold the kelp blades close to the surface.
Kelp (disambiguation)
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ALBUMS
- Inspired by Boards of Canada: A Few New Tunes released: 2008
- Fiberglass Jungle released: 1998
- Reef Madness! released: 1997
- Bee-Keeping released: 1996
Fiberglass Jungle
Released 1998- Fiberglass Jungle
- Chupacabra
- Batwing
- Surf Before Sunrise
- Toothless Cannibal
- Who the Hell Is Fast Eddy?!?
- Boom With a View '98
- Hobnail Boots
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- Under the Green
- Evolution
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- Surf & Skate All Nite
- Piha Death Rip
- Surfonica
- Foam Aroma
- Planet Satan
- Agent Woodrow
- So Sensitive
- Unhooked
- Topeno
- Theme From S.K.I.M.E.N.
- El Alacran
Reef Madness!
Released 1997- Deadly Creature Below
- Repo Man
- Flux Meditations, Part 1
- No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to SURF!
- Gunslinger
- J-Bay
- Muchacho
- Tidal Wave
- Sector 7-G
- Cascade
- Death Valley Daze
- PCH (Pacific Coast Highway)
- Tositarina
- Mysterioso
- George
- Rocket Hijacker's Farewell Party
- Beware the Wolf
- Beans & Rice
- Rocket Sled to Oahu
- El Scratches
- Solaris Stomp
- Moonshot
- Tsunami (The Perfect Wave)
- Theme From the Hollow Men
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