Kelp Forest

Template:Infobox Biome The Kelp Forest is one of the most common biome types in Subnautica. It is characterized by the abundance of Creepvine, and possesses a distinct greenish huehuehue in the water.

Description

The Kelp Forest is one of the most productive and dynamic ecosystems on the planet. They are also known to be the home of the Stalkers.

It is located at medium depths, and is home to mainly passive life forms, with the exception of Stalkers, Bleeders, and Drooping Stingers. The seabed is composed of mossy ground and a sandy bottom, and the terrain is comprised of grassy knolls and arches, sometimes showing entrances to small cavern systems. The Kelp Forests also contain large numbers of Creepvines. 

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 a 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.

Resources

• Bioreactor Fragment
• Copper Ore
• Coral Sample
• Creepvine Sample
• Creepvine Seed Cluster
• Eye Stalk Seed
• Gold
• Metal Salvage
• Mobile Vehicle Bay Fragment
• Purple Brain Coral Sample
• Salt Deposit
• Seaglide Fragment
• Silver Ore
• Solar Panel Fragment
• Stalker Egg
• Stalker Tooth
• Table Coral Sample
• Titanium

Fauna

• Airsack
• Bleeder
• Eyeye
• Hoopfish
• Hoverfish
• Rabbit Ray
• Stalker

Flora

• Creepvine
• Drooping Stingers
• Pygmy Fan
• Eye Stalk

Corals

• Coral Tube
• Purple Brain Coral
• Table Coral

Gallery

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  Overview

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  Ditto, at night

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  The murky waters in deeper areas of the biome

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  A stony arch-like structure in the Kelp Forest

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  Creepvines with glowing seed clusters in the Kelp Forest

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  Concept Art

For a more complete gallery, visit Kelp Forest/Gallery.