The foggy river of life
Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. Algae are the dominant life forms in emerald-green mats and contain chlorophyll. Red-brown mats contain bacteria and archaea that help build the mats by metabolizing and depositing iron.
Taken on 28
September
2019
Submitted on 11 Feb 2020
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- North America (726)
- Northern America (568)
- United States of America (383)
- Exact location (-110.7052 W, 44.7251 N)
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river, algae, yellowstone, archaea, bacteria
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Credit: Nikita Churilin (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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