Urchin barrens (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Urchin barrens

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Along the Monterey Peninsula, “urchin barrens” with no kelp (foreground) are interspersed with remnant patches of kelp forest (background).

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Photo by Michael Langhans

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