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Monumental yew, several hundred years old, in Aragon. Taxus baccata - a dozen enormous (4 m. diameter, 15 m high) and therefore very old yews were
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Monumental yew, several hundred years old, in Aragon. Taxus baccata - a dozen enormous (4 m. diameter, 15 m high) and therefore very old yews were discovered and have since been protected in a steep, isolated forest in the upper Bujaruelo valley - Taxos de Crapera - Ordesa-Viñamala Biosphere Reserve. Huesca, Aragon, Spain
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Monumental yew, several hundred years old, in Aragon. Taxus baccata - a dozen enormous (4 m. diameter, 15 m high) and therefore very old yews were
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Monumental yew, several hundred years old, in Aragon. Taxus baccata - a dozen enormous (4 m. diameter, 15 m high) and therefore very old yews were discovered and have since been protected in a steep, isolated forest in the upper Bujaruelo valley - Taxos de Crapera - Ordesa-Viñamala Biosphere Reserve. Huesca, Aragon, Spain
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Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus). The oyster mushroom grows from autumn to winter, depending on the region, in clumps on living or fallen
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus). The oyster mushroom grows from autumn to winter, depending on the region, in clumps on living or fallen deciduous trees. A wound parasite, it is also saprophytic. Medium edibility, cultivated - Haute Savoie - France
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La Basa de la Mora or Ibón de Plan, Aragon. Famous glacial lake in the Chistau Valley, at almost 2000 m. altitude, in a vast limestone cirque -
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
La Basa de la Mora or Ibón de Plan, Aragon. Famous glacial lake in the Chistau Valley, at almost 2000 m. altitude, in a vast limestone cirque - Sobrarbe Geopark - Aragon - Spain
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Embalse de Médiano in Aragon. Lake Mediano, in Spanish embalse de Mediano, is a Spanish reservoir located in the province of Huesca, on the Cinca
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Embalse de Médiano in Aragon. Lake Mediano, in Spanish embalse de Mediano, is a Spanish reservoir located in the province of Huesca, on the Cinca River. For several years, it has been virtually dry due to a lack of rainfall, and its lunar landscape is a tourist attraction.
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Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) on a rotting stump. Haute Savoie, France
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) on a rotting stump. Haute Savoie, France
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Little Helmet (Coprinellus disseminatus) on a decomposing stump. Common saprophytic fungus in autumn forests. Haute Savoie, France
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Little Helmet (Coprinellus disseminatus) on a decomposing stump. Common saprophytic fungus in autumn forests. Haute Savoie, France
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A thousand-year-old holm oak in Aragon (Tree of the Year 2021). "With an estimated age of a thousand years, this holm oak (Quercus Ilex l.) has some
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
A thousand-year-old holm oak in Aragon (Tree of the Year 2021). "With an estimated age of a thousand years, this holm oak (Quercus Ilex l.) has some impressive dimensions: a height of over 16 metres and a trunk with a perimeter of 7 metres. Once considered sacred, the holm oak is featured on the flag of the autonomous community of Aragon, itself inspired by the coat of arms of the ancient kingdom of Sobrarbe". Village of Alto Aragón, Spain
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Rhododendrons en fleurs sur les rives d'un des lacs de Bassies (Ariège). Lac du Pla de la Fond, en juin - Massif des Pyrénées, France
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rhododendrons en fleurs sur les rives d'un des lacs de Bassies (Ariège). Lac du Pla de la Fond, en juin - Massif des Pyrénées, France
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Wax combs from a bees' nest in Ariège. Bee (Apis mellifera) nest on a cliff in Ariège. France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Wax combs from a bees' nest in Ariège. Bee (Apis mellifera) nest on a cliff in Ariège. France
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Remarkable anticline in Aragon, Spain. The Boltaña Anticline and Rio Ara, Aragon - Geopark de Sobrarbe Pirineos - Aragon - Spain
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Remarkable anticline in Aragon, Spain. The Boltaña Anticline and Rio Ara, Aragon - Geopark de Sobrarbe Pirineos - Aragon - Spain
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Remarkable anticline in Aragon, Spain. The Boltaña Anticline and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Remarkable anticline in Aragon, Spain. The Boltaña Anticline and Rio Ara, Aragon - Geopark de Sobrarbe Pirineos - Aragon - Spain
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Droplets on the web of a spider. probably a Labyrinth spider (Agelena labyrinthica) - These spiders are fairly common in Europe and Asia, and are
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Droplets on the web of a spider. probably a Labyrinth spider (Agelena labyrinthica) - These spiders are fairly common in Europe and Asia, and are generally concentrated in areas close to forests and low, dense vegetation, as well as in dry grasslands.
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Weeds in a cereal field. Mallows (Malva) in a wheat field
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Weeds in a cereal field. Mallows (Malva) in a wheat field
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Millau Viaduct, cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tarn valley, Aveyron department, France. Carrying the A75 motorway, it joins the Causse Rouge and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Millau Viaduct, cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tarn valley, Aveyron department, France. Carrying the A75 motorway, it joins the Causse Rouge and Causse du Larzac, crossing a gap 2,460 meters long and 343 meters deep at its highest point.
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Millau Viaduct, cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tarn valley, Aveyron department, France. Carrying the A75 motorway, it joins the Causse Rouge and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Millau Viaduct, cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tarn valley, Aveyron department, France. Carrying the A75 motorway, it joins the Causse Rouge and Causse du Larzac, crossing a gap 2,460 meters long and 343 meters deep at its highest point.
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Millau Viaduct, cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tarn valley, Aveyron department, France. Carrying the A75 motorway, it joins the Causse Rouge and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Millau Viaduct, cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tarn valley, Aveyron department, France. Carrying the A75 motorway, it joins the Causse Rouge and Causse du Larzac, crossing a gap 2,460 meters long and 343 meters deep at its highest point.
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Millau Viaduct, cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tarn valley, Aveyron department, France. Carrying the A75 motorway, it joins the Causse Rouge and
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Millau Viaduct, cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tarn valley, Aveyron department, France. Carrying the A75 motorway, it joins the Causse Rouge and Causse du Larzac, crossing a gap 2,460 meters long and 343 meters deep at its highest point.
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Millau Viaduct, cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tarn valley,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Millau Viaduct, cable-stayed bridge spanning the Tarn valley, Aveyron department, France. Carrying the A75 motorway, it joins the Causse Rouge and Causse du Larzac, crossing a gap 2,460 meters long and 343 meters deep at its highest point.
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La Grand Pallière Neolithic tomb in the Cévennes. La Grand Pallière Neolithic necropolis, on the Cévennes heights at around 440m altitude in the
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
La Grand Pallière Neolithic tomb in the Cévennes. La Grand Pallière Neolithic necropolis, on the Cévennes heights at around 440m altitude in the Anduze region: central-chest mounds, dating from the late Neolithic to the Iron Age - Cévennes (Gard) - France
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Galleries of bark beetle larvae under the bark of a tree.
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Galleries of bark beetle larvae under the bark of a tree. European Spruce Bark Beetle (Ips typographus) is a small wood-boring beetle that ravages spruce forests. France
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Galleries of bark beetle larvae under the bark of a tree.
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Galleries of bark beetle larvae under the bark of a tree. European Spruce Bark Beetle (Ips typographus) is a small wood-boring beetle that ravages spruce forests. France
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Galleries of bark beetle larvae under the bark of a tree. European Spruce Bark Beetle (Ips typographus) is a small wood-boring beetle that ravages
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Galleries of bark beetle larvae under the bark of a tree. European Spruce Bark Beetle (Ips typographus) is a small wood-boring beetle that ravages spruce forests. France
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Eyes formed by knots in the trunk of an old fir tree. High Jura - France
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Eyes formed by knots in the trunk of an old fir tree. High Jura - France
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Growth rings on a hundred-year-old fir tree in the Jura. Fir
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Growth rings on a hundred-year-old fir tree in the Jura. Fir felled at around 140 years of age - Haut Jura - France
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Growth rings on a hundred-year-old fir tree in the Jura. Fir
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Growth rings on a hundred-year-old fir tree in the Jura. Fir felled at around 140 years of age - Haut Jura - France
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Bur-reed on the surface of a mountain lake in the Ecrins.
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Bur-reed on the surface of a mountain lake in the Ecrins. Narrow-leaved bur-reeds (Sparganium angustifolium) - Le Lauzon - Valgaudemar - Hautes Alpes - France
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Water buttercup (Ranunculus aquatilis) in the Tarn river - Ranunculus aquatilis leaves are adapted to current conditions. They are finely cut and
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Water buttercup (Ranunculus aquatilis) in the Tarn river - Ranunculus aquatilis leaves are adapted to current conditions. They are finely cut and elongated when the water is swift. - Millau - Occitanie - France
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Pestilence Wort (Petasites hybridus) at the foot of the Billaude
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Pestilence Wort (Petasites hybridus) at the foot of the Billaude waterfalls in the Haut Jura. Jura - France
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library)
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes
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Morning mirror on Lac du Petit Maclu in the Jura mountains. This small, wild lake is part of a group of 4 lakes (Ilay, Narlay, Petit and Grand Maclu)
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Morning mirror on Lac du Petit Maclu in the Jura mountains. This small, wild lake is part of a group of 4 lakes (Ilay, Narlay, Petit and Grand Maclu) near La Chaux de Dombief in the Haut-Jura - France.
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Morning mirror on Lac du Petit Maclu in the Jura mountains. This
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Morning mirror on Lac du Petit Maclu in the Jura mountains. This small, wild lake is part of a group of 4 lakes (Ilay, Narlay, Petit and Grand Maclu) near La Chaux de Dombief in the Haut-Jura - France.
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Morning mirror on Lac du Petit Maclu in the Jura mountains. This small, wild lake is part of a group of 4 lakes (Ilay, Narlay, Petit and Grand Maclu)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Morning mirror on Lac du Petit Maclu in the Jura mountains. This small, wild lake is part of a group of 4 lakes (Ilay, Narlay, Petit and Grand Maclu) near La Chaux de Dombief in the Haut-Jura - France.
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Lac du Grand Maclu and Lac d'Ilay, in the Jura mountains. Group
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lac du Grand Maclu and Lac d'Ilay, in the Jura mountains. Group of 4 lakes (Ilay, Narlay, Petit and Grand Maclu) near La Chaux de Dombief in the Haut-Jura - Lac du Grand Maclu, like Lac d'Ilay, has a shoreline highlighted by a light-colored border that contrasts with the dark hue of the deep waters. This band, forming a submerged littoral platform, is called "beine" or "blanc". It consists of an accumulation of carbonates ("lacustrine chalk") that precipitate in the littoral zone of the lake. They are among the most spectacular carbonate lakes in France, and as such are listed in the Franche-Comté Regional Geological Heritage Inventory. France
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Lac du Grand Maclu and Lac d'Ilay, in the Jura mountains. Group of 4 lakes (Ilay, Narlay, Petit and Grand Maclu) near La Chaux de Dombief in the
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lac du Grand Maclu and Lac d'Ilay, in the Jura mountains. Group of 4 lakes (Ilay, Narlay, Petit and Grand Maclu) near La Chaux de Dombief in the Haut-Jura - Lac du Grand Maclu, like Lac d'Ilay, has a shoreline highlighted by a light-colored border that contrasts with the dark hue of the deep waters. This band, forming a submerged littoral platform, is called "beine" or "blanc". It consists of an accumulation of carbonates ("lacustrine chalk") that precipitate in the littoral zone of the lake. They are among the most spectacular carbonate lakes in France, and as such are listed in the Franche-Comté Regional Geological Heritage Inventory. France
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Morning mirror on Lac du Petit Maclu in the Jura mountains. This small, wild lake is part of a group of 4 lakes (Ilay, Narlay, Petit and Grand Maclu)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Morning mirror on Lac du Petit Maclu in the Jura mountains. This small, wild lake is part of a group of 4 lakes (Ilay, Narlay, Petit and Grand Maclu) near La Chaux de Dombief in the Haut-Jura. France
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Morning mirror on Lac du Petit Maclu in the Jura mountains. This small, wild lake is part of a group of 4 lakes (Ilay, Narlay, Petit and Grand Maclu)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Morning mirror on Lac du Petit Maclu in the Jura mountains. This small, wild lake is part of a group of 4 lakes (Ilay, Narlay, Petit and Grand Maclu) near La Chaux de Dombief in the Haut-Jura. France
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Lenticels and lichens on an aspen trunk (Populus tremula) -
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lenticels and lichens on an aspen trunk (Populus tremula) - Lenticels enable gas exchange between the atmosphere and the plant's internal tissues, particularly for trees whose roots are temporarily flooded and deprived of oxygen. Valgaudemar - Alps - France
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Lenticels and lichens on an aspen trunk (Populus tremula) - Lenticels enable gas exchange between the atmosphere and the plant's internal tissues,
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lenticels and lichens on an aspen trunk (Populus tremula) - Lenticels enable gas exchange between the atmosphere and the plant's internal tissues, particularly for trees whose roots are temporarily flooded and deprived of oxygen. Valgaudemar - Alps - France
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Micaschists on the banks of the Gardon de Sainte Croix. Very
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Micaschists on the banks of the Gardon de Sainte Croix. Very ancient Cambrian/Ordovician micaschists deformed by Hercynian tectonics - Le Martinet - St Etienne Vallée Française - Cévennes - France
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Waterfall and micaschists on the banks of the Gardon de Sainte Croix. Very ancient Cambrian/Ordovician micaschists deformed by Hercynian tectonics -
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Waterfall and micaschists on the banks of the Gardon de Sainte Croix. Very ancient Cambrian/Ordovician micaschists deformed by Hercynian tectonics - Le Martinet - St Etienne Vallée Française - Cévennes - France
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Waterfall and micaschists on the banks of the Gardon de Sainte
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Waterfall and micaschists on the banks of the Gardon de Sainte Croix. Very ancient Cambrian/Ordovician micaschists deformed by Hercynian tectonics - Le Martinet - St Etienne Vallée Française - Cévennes - France
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Les Oulles du Diable, in the Valgaudemar. Narrow gorge carved out
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Les Oulles du Diable, in the Valgaudemar. Narrow gorge carved out by the Navette torrent, above La Chapelle-en- Valgaudemar - Hautes Alpes - France
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The spectacular folds of the tête des Chétives, in the Ecrins massif. Remarkable folds in Upper Lias limestone (secondary or Mesozoic era) - Parc
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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The spectacular folds of the tête des Chétives, in the Ecrins massif. Remarkable folds in Upper Lias limestone (secondary or Mesozoic era) - Parc National des Ecrins (Tête des Chétives) - Hautes Alpes - France