Two classes of graduate students learning 3D graphics and analytic 
simulation at the Naval Postgraduate School modeled the three-dimensional
(3D) shape, structure, imagery and motion behaviors of plants and animals
in the Kelp Forest Exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.  Our intended
audience includes educators and students of all ages, scientific users
interested in composing models in a 3D Web environment, and the general 
public.  By focusing on thoroughly modeling a controlled environment, 
we produced an exemplar 3D graphics site for modeling larger and more 
sophisticated underwater domains.  The Virtual Reality Modeling Language
(VRML) proved to be an excellent medium for capturing diverse models,
composing multiple student efforts, and publishing dynamic results
publicly on the Web.  This project was successfully demonstrated to
1000 people during the National Ocean Fair in Monterey June 12 1998.

The kelp forest exhibit web site is at
http://web.nps.navy.mil/~brutzman/kelp