Cyanobacterium in a microhabitat
Vincent Felde
University of Hannover, Germany, Hannover, Germany
Cyanobacterium (Microcoleus) living in a microhabitat between two soil crust lichens (Collema). The higher content of fines that is trapped by the high surface roughness of the lichens causes a higher water holding capacity, while at the same time, the lichens protect the cyanobacterium from direct sunlight. Thin section of a biological soil crust from the NW Negev Desert, Israel.
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) (opens in a new window)Credit: Vincent Felde (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
Properties
Type
Image
Format
TIFF
Size
5.5 MB
Width
1600 px
Height
1200 px
Aspect
4:3
Brand
VHX
Model
D600
Taken
26 October 2013
Coordinates
30.9443, 34.3784
Tint
Vivid greenish yellow
Submitted
9 February 2015
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