Kelp Forest

This article is about the Kelp Forest. You may be looking for the Kelp Forest Caves.

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Life on this planet grows in unusually distinct and diverse ecological biomes. Further study recommended. File:KelpForestIntro.ogg

― PDA, Dialogue

Kelp Forests are one of the most diverse biomes due to the range of fauna and flora that make their home in these biomes. These biomes are characterized by the abundance of Creepvines, and possesses a distinct greenish hue in the water.

Description

The Kelp Forest is one of the most productive and dynamic ecosystems on Planet 4546B. It is also the primary home of Stalkers.

It is located at medium-shallow depths, and is home to many passive life forms, with the exception of Stalkers, Bleeders, and Drooping Stingers. The seabed is mostly mossy and sandy, with the terrain being comprised of grassy knolls and arches, sometimes showing entrances to small cavern systems. There are many canyons to be found in these forests.

Most of the raw materials found here are at medium-level depths, with many harvesting nodes such as Limestone and Sandstone. The Creepvine Seed Clusters, found on some Creepvines, not only provide light and beautiful night time scenery, but are also crucial ingredients for making lubricant and silicone rubber.

There are currently five Kelp Forests on the map, some containing Wrecks or Destroyed Lifepods, or even both.

A lot of metal salvage can be found here due to the Stalkers' gathering behavior.

Dense Kelp Forest

As the player swims deeper the Kelp Forest becomes denser and transitions into the Dense Kelp Forest. Here, the water hue possesses a darker shade of green than the normal Kelp Forests. Mesmers can be found here, so the Player should be more cautious while exploring this particular area.

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• Copper Ore
• Coral Tube Sample
• Creepvine Sample
• Creepvine Seed Cluster
• Eye Stalk Seed
• Gold
• Lead
• Metal Salvage
• Brain Coral Sample
• Salt Deposit
• Silver Ore
• Stalker Egg
• Stalker Teeth
• Table Coral Sample
• Titanium

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• Bleeder
• Boomerang
• Eyeye
• Hoopfish
• Hoverfish
• Peeper
• Rabbit Ray
• Shoal of Fish
• Stalker

|-| Flora=

• Creepvine
• Drooping Stingers
• Eye Stalk
• Pygmy Fan

|-| Corals=

• Giant Coral Tubes
• Green Table Coral
• Brain Coral

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Gallery

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  Overview

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  Ditto, at night

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  A deeper area of the biome

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  A rock arch-like structure in the Kelp Forest

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  Creepvines with glowing seed clusters in the Kelp Forest

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  Green Table Corals found in the Kelp Forest

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  Drooping Stingers found swaying in-between many cave entrances of the area

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  An overview of the shallower areas

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  An entrance to the Kelp Forest Caves

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  A view of the Kelp Forest

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  Stalkers seeking Metal Salvage within the Kelp Forest

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  Some life forms in the biome

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  Pygmy Fans in the Kelp Forest

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  A Hoverfish wandering in the night, within the biome

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  One of the rock formations in the Kelp Forest

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  Another rock formation in the area

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  A view of the Dense Kelp Forest

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  The Kelp Forest during night time, showing the Creepvine Seed Clusters' bioluminescence

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  Stalkers are a common sight in the Kelp Forest

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  From the seabed of the Kelp Forest

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  Another ditto, at night

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  Concept Art

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