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Monterey Bay

Steve Backshall looks at the unique geography of California's Monterey Bay, its kelp forest bursting with life from microscopic plankton to visiting ocean giants.

Monterey Bay on California's coast is one of the most diverse marine ecosystems in the world, its giant kelp forest bursting with life, from microscopic plankton to visiting ocean giants. The secret key to success in such a busy microworld is balance. Steve Backshall guides us through the unique geography of the bay and introduces some of its key characters in a quest to find the one species that keeps life in the kelp forest in check.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 8 Apr 2021 16:15

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Music Played

  • Eliza Doolittle

    Go Home

  • Massive Attack

    Angel (feat. Horace Andy)

  • Snow Patrol

    Berlin

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Steve Backshall
Series Producer Doug Mackay-Hope
Executive Producer Wendy Darke
Executive Producer Cerys Griffiths
Executive Producer Nick Shearman
Producer Chloe Pearne

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