Fynbos biodiversity of the western cape, South Africa
Fynbos and Cape Town city bowl side by side, viewed from Table Mountain
Jonkershoek Nature Research, Stellenbosch, Western Cape
Built structure around Bird Nest Stadium, Beijing
Dipterocarp forest canopy bridges in XishuangBanna, Yunnan, China
River flowing through Karst system, Guilin, Guangxi, China
The endemic species Cyrtanthus ventricosus emerges after fire in the highly nutrient-starved soils of the Fynbos biome.
Flowering plants of Erica in the hyper-biodiverse plant community of the Fynbos biome rely on the world’s thinnest roots to compete effectively for scarce nitrogen in soils.
Biocrust
Photo credit to Shloka
Alpine grassland
Haibei, Northern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, photo credit: Jingkang Liao
Biocrust in seasonal river bed
11,800 feet elevation, photo credit Jingkang Liao
Alpine shrub vs grassland
photo credit: Jingkang Liao
