Have you ever seen a Kelp Forest dancing?Category: Animal Songs- Ocean Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Dear Friends, Did you know that the Kelp Forest forms one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems in the world? Biologically diverse means that there are many and different kinds of animals and plants that live there. Kelp has often been called an underwater rainforest because it is a big source of nutrition and shelter for as many animals or more as a rainforest. Isn't this a beautiful photo of a kelp forest? It was taken by Stef Maruch. Made of a seaweed called Giant Kelp, these underwater forests provide food and shelter to seals, sea lions, sea otters, sea horses, fish, algae, octopus and other marine invertebrates around the world. Kelp forests play an important role in the health of our oceans; and they also release large amounts of oxygen into the air we breathe. Growing in cool to cold waters, giant kelp forests have a capacity for some of the most remarkable growth rates in the plant kingdom, sometimes growing as much as 300 feet in a single year. That means it is one of the longest and fastest growing plants in the world. The top layer of the kelp forest is called the canopy and the bottom part is called the holdfast. The holdfast is where each individual strand of kelp attaches itself to the ocean floor. You can learn more about the different parts of the kelp forest on the Missouri Botanical Garden website. You can also see a variety of kelp photos on the National Geographic website. I found a really cool kids' video about Megan and Ian's adventure in the Kelp Forest on the PBS Dragon Fly TV website. Check it out! Did you know that kelp is used in some of the foods we eat? These foods include ice cream, candy bars, jelly.and salad dressing. It is also used in some toothpastes. Kelp has a gel that helps to thicken these products. I first learned about kelp when I visited both the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, CA. There I saw a huge kelp forest swaying back and forth in the ocean. That's what inspired me to write the kids' song "Kelp Forest Dancing" as my musical tribute to these beautiful ocean forests. "Kelp Forest Dancing" is included the CD IF I WERE A FISH and Other Ocean Songs for Kids by Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders. Here are the lyrics to my song: KELP FOREST DANCING Have you ever seen a forest dancing Chorus Well, kelp is a kind of seaweed Have you ever seen a forest dancing
- Birdsong
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