Icelandic original birch forest
by Marco Cavalli, Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection - National Council of Research (CNR IRPI), Padova, Italy
Dwarf birch trees with contorted trunks in a remnant patch of the Icelandic original birch forest whitin the desertified land around the Hekla volcano. In this area volcanic ash and grazing caused severe erosion.
Taken on 3
September
2015
Submitted on 23 Feb 2016
Featured on GeoLog, the official blog of the European Geosciences Union
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- Europe (3490)
- Northern Europe (819)
- Iceland (271)
- Exact location (-19.8884 W, 64.0084 N)
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Credit: Marco Cavalli (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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