There are many different species that take refugee in the kelp forest and make it their home some species use the natural habitat for escaping predators and others use it for stocking there food. Kelp also backs as a food source for many creatures. Here is a list of many different species that live in the kelp forest.

ANIMALS	LOCATIONS	FOOD
Kelp bass	The middle of the kelp forest	Feed on the algaeinvertebratesand small fish
Sheephead	Tend to hang out towards the bottom of the kelp forest	Feed on the algaeinvertebratesand small fish
Sponges	Holdfast and rocky bottoms	Filter feeder
Sea anemones	Holdfast and rocky bottoms	Filter feeder
Sea squirts	Holdfast and rocky bottoms	Filter feeder
Barnacles	Holdfast and rocky bottoms	Filter feeder
Sea urchins	The kelp bed	Kelp
Sea hares and Abalones	The kelp bed	Eat the algae
Sea stars	The kelp bed	Bottom feeders
Sea otters and Sea lions	All areas of the kelp	Consume vast quantities of fish
Certain types of algae	On the kelp	Grows due to sunlight
Snails	On the kelp bed	Eat the algae
Sun stars	The kelp bed	Other stars and a bottom feeder
Surf perches	In the water between the plants or around the holdfasts	Feed in a variety of places in the canopy
Tiny crustaceans	Found in the holdfasts	Bottom feeders