30 metres
30 mLength · definition
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30 m
30 metres
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30 mLength
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Giant kelp plant
Giant kelp is a large brown alga that grows from the seafloor and can form dense underwater forests.
30 mRepresentative full thallus length
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30 metres is approximately equal to the full thallus length of a giant kelp plant.
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30 metres
Length: 30 m; definition.
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Giant kelp plant
Representative full thallus length: 30 m; representative; range 20 m–45 m.
A representative mature giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) thallus 30 m from holdfast to longest blade tip. Flexible fronds change shape with current, and a real holdfast anchors to rock rather than forming roots.
NOAA Ocean Service — Kelp forests
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Giant kelp plant
30 mRepresentative full thallus length · representative · range 20 m–45 m
A representative mature giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) thallus 30 m from holdfast to longest blade tip. Flexible fronds change shape with current, and a real holdfast anchors to rock rather than forming roots.
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- 30 metres is approximately equal to the full thallus length of a giant kelp plant.
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- We use 30 m for the full thallus length of a giant kelp plant; the recorded range is 20 m–45 m.
- The full thallus length of a giant kelp plant: This is a representative comparison value; individual specimens or conditions can vary.
- The recorded ranges overlap, so the ordering can vary even though the central values differ.
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