Pohlia wahlenbergii: Smart water air balance system

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Ivana Richterova
Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Thick wax cuticula of this water luck sensitive moss causes excessing rainfall and waterflow to be captured while it provides sufficient air beneath reserves as well. Passing animals crush water pools into drops that get settled among moss' growth tops. The shown piece I've discovered in awet subarctic area nearby a glacier tongue in Narvik Rocks.

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Type Image Format JPG Size 4.5 MB Width 3936 px Height 2624 px Aspect 3:2 Brand Pentax Model K-5 II Exposure 35 mm f/5 1/100 s ISO 6 Taken 9 August 2013 Coordinates 68.3186, 17.7562 Tint Deep yellow green Submitted 3 March 2015

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