Fully explain what is being conveyed by the following illustration of activities in the Giant Kelp community of the continental shelf

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*Marine biology question* Fully explain what is being conveyed by the following illustration of activities in the Giant Kelp community of the continental shelf.
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100
75
50
Sea otter
abundance
1985
1989
1993
1997
400
Sea urchin
300 biomass
200-
1985
1989
1997
Grazing
50 intensity
20
1989
1993
to-Kelp density
HEALTHY
KELP FORESTS
OVERGRAZED
KELP FORESTS
1989
1993
Number in islands
(100 in 1972)
loss of selp 24h
Transcribed Image Text:Copyright OMGraw Tor reproductoh or display. 100 75 50 Sea otter abundance 1985 1989 1993 1997 400 Sea urchin 300 biomass 200- 1985 1989 1997 Grazing 50 intensity 20 1989 1993 to-Kelp density HEALTHY KELP FORESTS OVERGRAZED KELP FORESTS 1989 1993 Number in islands (100 in 1972) loss of selp 24h
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