Kelp Forest

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 possess 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 and Hoverfish.
It is located at medium-shallow depths, and is home to mostly passive life forms, with the only exceptions being Stalkers and Drooping Stingers. The seabed is mostly mossy and sandy, with the terrain being comprised of grassy knolls and arches, which sometimes shows entrances to small cavern systems. There are also many canyons to be found in these forests. There is a lot of decorative flora on the sandy, grassy bottom.
===Materials===
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 provide light and beautiful night time scenery, and are also crucial ingredients for making Lubricant and Silicone Rubber.
There are currently five Kelp Forests on the map, some containing wrecks, a destroyed lifepod, or both.
Large amounts of metal salvage can be found here due to the Stalkers' gathering behavior.
===Dense Kelp Forest===
Deeper areas of this biome can transition into the Dense Kelp Forest. There, the water hue possesses a darker shade of green than the normal Kelp Forest. Stalkers tend to gather metal salvage here and Mesmers may come out of nearby caves to lure the player in.
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Data Boxes=
All Data Boxes are found in Wrecks and Destroyed Lifepods:
* Compass
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Resources=
*Copper Ore
*Coral Tube Sample
*Creepvine Sample
*Creepvine Seed Cluster
*Gold
*Lead
*Metal Salvage
*Salt Deposit
*Silver Ore
*Stalker Egg
*Stalker Teeth
*Titanium
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Fauna=
*Bleeder
*Boomerang
*Eyeye
*Hoopfish
*Hoverfish
*Peeper
*Rabbit Ray
*Shoal of Fish
*Stalker
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Flora=
*Creepvine
*Drooping Stingers
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Corals=
*Brain Coral
*Giant Coral Tubes
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Fragments=
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Scannables=
All Scannables are found in Wrecks:
* Bench
* Desk
* Floodlight
* Swivel Chair
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== Gallery ==
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Screenshots=
Kelp_Forest_Overview_Day.png|Overview
Kelp_Forest_Overview_Night.png|Ditto, at night
2016-02-07_00020.jpg|The Kelp Forest during night time, showing the Creepvine Seed Clusters' bioluminescence
Kelp Forest Night (2).jpg|Another view of the Kelp Forest at night
2016-01-25_00014.jpg|A Hoverfish wandering in the night, within the biome
Kelp_Forest_Deep.png|A deeper area of the biome
Kelp Forest Creepvine Seed Cluster.png|Creepvines with glowing seed clusters in the Kelp Forest
2016-02-07_00021.jpg|Drooping Stingers found swaying in-between many cave entrances of the area
Kelp Forest Shallow.png|An overview of the shallower areas
Kelp Forest Cave Entrance.png|An entrance to the Kelp Forest Caves
Screen Shot 2017-02-07 at 18.15.09.png|Stalkers roaming the Kelp Forest
Kelp_Forest_View_2.jpg|Some life forms in the biome
Kelp Forest Rock Arch.png|A rock arch-like structure in the Kelp Forest
KelpRockFormation1.png|Another one of the rock formations in the Kelp Forest
KelpRockFormation2.png|Another rock formation in the area
KelpWreck1.png|A wreck in the Kelp Forest
KelpWreck2.png|Another wreck within the Kelp Forest
KelpDense1.png|A view of the Dense Kelp Forest
Screen Shot 2017-03-02 at 19.59.11.png|From the seabed of the Kelp Forest
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Concept Art=
KelpForestLarge.jpg|Concept art
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==Trivia==
* The Kelp forest ties with the Grassy Plateaus for the largest number of other biomes it borders: eleven.
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Category:Biomes
Category:Kelp Forest
Category:Kelp Forest Caves
Category:Wrecks
Category:Aquatic
Category:Subnautica