Jacob Burckhardt's interpretation of the renaissance was a prototype of the modern world. Scholars think he overlooked the continuity between the middle ages and the renaissance. Also other renaissances had revived ancient things like Greek science, the Latin language, and a liking of the worth and creativity of individuals. To fifteenth-sixteenth century Italy the term meant a time of growth.
A kelp forest off of the coast of Anacapa Island, California. Giant kelp uses gas filled floats to keep the plant suspended, allowing the kelp blades near the ocean surface to capture light for photosynthesis.
Laminaria longicarpa. Photo by Jon Witman. Kelp forests on the east coast of North America have fewer species but often are quite lush, and support rich commu-nities of benthic invert-ebrates. They range southward to Cape Cod and occur only sporadically southward to the eastern tip of Long Island, New York.ereocystis luetkeana often dominates northeastern Pacific kelp forests. It has a long stipe that is attached often to a small rock and is kept aloft by a gas-filled float. The fronds extend from the float. This makes for a very unstable arrangement and strong storms often uproot the plant.