biodiversity

Imaggeo On Monday: the vanished glacier

Sally Rangecroft September 20, 2021

The vanished glacier. Credit: Sally Rangecroft (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Chacaltaya ski hut, Bolivian Andes, 5400 m above sea level. The world’s former highest ski resort where the Chacaltaya glacier once stood, situated in the Cordillera Real, close to La Paz. Chacaltaya vanished in 2009, six years earlier than scientists had predicted. The disappearance of the glacier is a sign of what to come for the glaciers of the Andes, with glacier retreat and disappearanc ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: The Virgin Forest of Arasbârân

Roshanak Tootoonchi September 13, 2021

The Virgin Forest of Arasbârân. Credit: Roshanak Tootoonchi (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This photo was taken standing in the middle of Arasbârân Forest, a beautiful virgin forest in Kaleybar, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. In Autumn and Spring, it gets extremely rainy around this area, thus begins the flowing of ephemeral streams, like the one that is captured in this photo. Located between the Caspian Sea, Aras River and the Mediterranean region, this forest has got exceptional con ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: A drift of sea-snail shells

Pontus Lurcock June 28, 2021

A drift of sea-snail shells. Credit: Pontus Lurcock (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

A collection of washed-up shells on a beach on the south island of New Zealand. Shore transport processes have produced a well-sorted drift of similarly sized (approx. 1-2 cm) shells and shell fragments. The main species represented are the common turret shell (Maoricolpus roseus) and wheel shell (Zethalia zelandica), both sea snails endemic to New Zealand. Description by Pontus Lurcock, af ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Giant Australian Cuttlefish in the Spencer Gulf, South Australia

John Counts June 21, 2021

Giant Australian Cuttlefish in the Spencer Gulf, South Australia. Credit: John Counts (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

In the shadow of the Santos oil and gas processing plant and export terminal lies the only place in the world where cuttlefish come together by the tens of thousands to mate every winter. The unique geology of the area, with a seafloor composed of bedrock and tabular quartzite blocks, makes for an ideal egg-laying habitat, and thus is an attractive breeding ground for the Australian Giant Cuttlefi ...[Read More]