Our species files focus on the creatures of the kelp forest that share their home with the sea otters. Meet some other marine animals that have adapted to seasonal food supplies.

Four seasons animals __________________ **Plants** __________________ Bull kelp Giant kelp Nori Winged kelp __________________ **Fish** __________________ Introduction Atlantic mackerel Basking shark Blacksmith Bluebanded goby Cabezon California sheephead wrasse Garibaldi Giant kelpfish Horn shark Kelp bass Kelp perch Leopard shark Lingcod Opaleye Salmon shark Señorita __________________ **Mammals** __________________ Blue whale Common/    Harbour seal Fin whale/    Common rorqual Grey seal Grey whale Humpback whale Orca/    Killer whale Pacific white-sided dolphin Sea otter Southern right whale __________________ **Others** __________________ Atlantic lobster Aurelia/    Moon jellyfish Black turban snail Californian spiny lobster Giant sea star Hermit crabs Kelp bryozoan Kelp curler Pink abalone Purple sea urchin Red sea urchin Sea mats/    Horn wrack/    Lace 'coral' Shearwater Southern kelp crab

Study the environmental factors that change with passing months and see how animals take their cues from the seasons. Find out about the man-made and natural forces that can upset the balance.

Seasonal infobursts __________________ Continental shelves Kelp community The kelp forest year Kelp harvesting Kelp uses Ocean productivity Photoperiodism Pollution The sea cow story Seasonality Seasonal species - herring Seasonal species - various Seasonal species - sardines Seaweed cultivation ---------------------------- **Migration** Migration How animals migrate Migration distances Migration and magnetic fields Vertical migration Saltwater-freshwater migration Migrating birds Migrating mammals Migrating sea turtles Migrating sharks Tuna migrations

	With a broad understanding of the kelp forest and its inhabitants, you’re ready to weather the California Coasts.

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