Smouldering Earth
by Guillermo Rein, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
A lone tree destroyed by the 2006 Rothiemurchus peat fire in Scotland, UK. The trunk and lower branches have been charred by flames but the soil has been destroyed by a smouldering fire, exposing the trees roots and ultimately leading to the death of the tree. Fires play an important role in the Earth system, they can destroy ecosystems however, fires are also essential to Earth. Full Credits: Dr Guillermo Rein - http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/~grein and Dr Claire Belcher - http://clairembelcher.carbonmade.com
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2006
Submitted on 28 February 2011
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Guillermo Rein 13 years, 7 months ago
Please note that full credit of this photo is:
Dr Guillermo Rein - http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/~grein
Dr Claire Belcher - http://clairembelcher.carbonmade.com
I have submitted it to the imaggeo using my username (Guillermo Rein) but the full credit still applies.