51 Hopping with Life: The Ecology of Kelp on the Beach Jenifer Dugan 2002 This 4 minute video describes the ecology of kelp wrack on the sandy beaches of Southern California, USA. The kelp wrack provides an important food source and habitat for kelp flies, maggots and small crustaceans on which several species of shore birds, starlings, common crows, black phoebes and warblers feed. http://www.ocean.com The Ocean Channel (for Ty Warner Sea Center) Carpinteria, CA