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Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) on a rotting stump. Haute Savoie, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© 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
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© 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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Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) trails, Antofagasta, Chile.
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) trails, Antofagasta, Chile.
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Tomato 'Coeur de Boeuf' rotting, Provence France
© Philippe Giraud / Biosgarden / Biosphoto
© Philippe Giraud / Biosgarden / Biosphoto
Tomato 'Coeur de Boeuf' rotting, Provence France
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Polypores on decaying wood. (Trametes versicolor ?) Saprophytic lignicolous fungi on stumps, fruiting all year round. France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Polypores on decaying wood. (Trametes versicolor ?) Saprophytic lignicolous fungi on stumps, fruiting all year round. France
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Anecium earthworm on the litter of a forest path. Anectic earthworms, generally large in size, make permanent vertical burrows in the ground, between
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Anecium earthworm on the litter of a forest path. Anectic earthworms, generally large in size, make permanent vertical burrows in the ground, between 1 and 2 meters deep, in which they move to feed at night on leaves that have fallen to the surface of the soil, which they drag into their burrows. France
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Anecium earthworm on the litter of a forest path. Anectic
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Anecium earthworm on the litter of a forest path. Anectic earthworms, generally large in size, make permanent vertical burrows in the ground, between 1 and 2 meters deep, in which they move to feed at night on leaves that have fallen to the surface of the soil, which they drag into their burrows. France
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Cubic rot at the foot of the remarkable La Sentinelle oak - Forêt de Tronçais - Allier. The Tronçais forest is considered to be one of the most
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Cubic rot at the foot of the remarkable La Sentinelle oak - Forêt de Tronçais - Allier. The Tronçais forest is considered to be one of the most beautiful oak forests in Europe. It was awarded the Forêt d'Exception label in 2018. This label is a guarantee of excellence in France.
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Burgundydrop Bonnet (Mycena haematopus) fungus growing on wood among lichens, Landes, France.
© Christophe Florin / Biosphoto
© Christophe Florin / Biosphoto
Burgundydrop Bonnet (Mycena haematopus) fungus growing on wood among lichens, Landes, France.
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Hands holding a plant that has died of root asphyxia: the root
© Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
© Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
Hands holding a plant that has died of root asphyxia: the root ball is soaked and the roots have lost their rootlets.
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Woman holding a container for cleaning the orchard: damaged, worm-eaten fruit, diseased leaves...
© Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
© Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
Woman holding a container for cleaning the orchard: damaged, worm-eaten fruit, diseased leaves...
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Woman holding a container for cleaning the orchard: damaged,
© Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
© Jean-Michel Groult / Biosphoto
Woman holding a container for cleaning the orchard: damaged, worm-eaten fruit, diseased leaves...
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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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Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) on a dead tree. Haute
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) on a dead tree. Haute Savoie, France
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Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) on a rotting stump. Haute Savoie, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) on a rotting stump. Haute Savoie, France
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Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) on a rotting stump. Haute
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© 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
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© 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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Little Helmet (Coprinellus disseminatus) on a decomposing stump.
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© 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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Cala Francese, on the Cap Corse coastline. The beach is covered
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Cala Francese, on the Cap Corse coastline. The beach is covered with thick banks of dead Mediterranean Posidonia (Posidonia oceanica) leaves, which are of great ecological importance as they shelter a particular fauna rich in endemic species. In the foreground, a Corsican spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites) - Cap Corse
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By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella) stranded by the millions after a storm in Corsica. The velella (Velella velella) is a pelagic species of
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella) stranded by the millions after a storm in Corsica. The velella (Velella velella) is a pelagic species of cnidarian (hydrozoan). Contrary to appearances, it is not a jellyfish. It is more closely related to the siphonophores, a colony of specialized polyps formed from a single initial polyp, of the class Hydrozoa. It belongs to the neuston, a category of surface-bound aquatic organisms.
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By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella) stranded by the millions
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella) stranded by the millions after a storm in Corsica. The velella (Velella velella) is a pelagic species of cnidarian (hydrozoan). Contrary to appearances, it is not a jellyfish. It is more closely related to the siphonophores, a colony of specialized polyps formed from a single initial polyp, of the class Hydrozoa. It belongs to the neuston, a category of surface-bound aquatic organisms.
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By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella) stranded by the millions
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella) stranded by the millions after a storm in Corsica. The velella (Velella velella) is a pelagic species of cnidarian (hydrozoan). Contrary to appearances, it is not a jellyfish. It is more closely related to the siphonophores, a colony of specialized polyps formed from a single initial polyp, of the class Hydrozoa. It belongs to the neuston, a category of surface-bound aquatic organisms.
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By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella) stranded by the millions after a storm in Corsica. The velella (Velella velella) is a pelagic species of
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella) stranded by the millions after a storm in Corsica. The velella (Velella velella) is a pelagic species of cnidarian (hydrozoan). Contrary to appearances, it is not a jellyfish. It is more closely related to the siphonophores, a colony of specialized polyps formed from a single initial polyp, of the class Hydrozoa. It belongs to the neuston, a category of surface-bound aquatic organisms.
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Banks of Posidonia (Posidonia oceanica) on the Cap Corse
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Banks of Posidonia (Posidonia oceanica) on the Cap Corse coastline, Corsica. The beach at Barcaggio is covered with thick banks of dead Mediterranean Posidonia leaves, which are of great ecological importance as they are home to a particular fauna rich in endemic species.
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Ferric bacteria in a spring. Precipitation of dissolved iron into
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Ferric bacteria in a spring. Precipitation of dissolved iron into oxidized ferric iron by the action of ferrobacteria.
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Yellow staghorn fungus (Calocera viscosa) growing on a dead trunk
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Yellow staghorn fungus (Calocera viscosa) growing on a dead trunk of Silver Fir (Abies alba), Auvergne, France
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Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) trails, Antofagasta, Chile.
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) trails, Antofagasta, Chile.
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Vultures' trails, Antofagasta, Chile.
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Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) trails, Antofagasta, Chile.
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) trails, Antofagasta, Chile.
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Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) trails, Antofagasta, Chile.
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) trails, Antofagasta, Chile.
© Alain Kubacsi / Biosphoto
Rowing of spoiled apples, Malus domestica
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Tuberous polypore (Polyporus tuberaster) on a decaying tree
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
Tuberous polypore (Polyporus tuberaster) on a decaying tree trunk, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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Tuberous polypore (Polyporus tuberaster) on a decaying tree trunk, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
© Bernard Dubreuil / Biosphoto
Tuberous polypore (Polyporus tuberaster) on a decaying tree trunk, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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Outcropping bogs on the shoreline. This blackish material is the result of the decomposition, over several thousand years, of the abundant vegetation
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
Outcropping bogs on the shoreline. This blackish material is the result of the decomposition, over several thousand years, of the abundant vegetation that was present at the time. Peat reappears after desilting, Pas de Calais, France
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Split image of Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in their spawning river. Salmon die after spawning, but the nutrient boost provided by the
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Split image of Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in their spawning river. Salmon die after spawning, but the nutrient boost provided by the decaying bodies, powers the food chain that ultimately feeds the young salmon. Adams River, British Columbia, Canada
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Split image of Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in their spawning river. Salmon die after spawning, but the nutrient boost provided by the
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Split image of Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in their spawning river. Salmon die after spawning, but the nutrient boost provided by the decaying bodies, powers the food chain that ultimately feeds the young salmon. Adams River, British Columbia, Canada
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Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) growing in an old stump in
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
© Philippe Henry / Biosphoto
Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) growing in an old stump in forest, Mauricie national park, Quebec, Canada
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Threads of fungus mycelium in organic soil, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
© Marie Aymerez / Biosphoto
Threads of fungus mycelium in organic soil, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
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Yellow staghorn fungus (Calocera viscosa) growing on fallen wood of Silver Fir (Abies alba), Auvergne, France
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Yellow staghorn fungus (Calocera viscosa) growing on fallen wood of Silver Fir (Abies alba), Auvergne, France
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Woodpecker holes on an old Alder (Alnus glutinosa) trunk in the Tronçais forest, Allier, France
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Woodpecker holes on an old Alder (Alnus glutinosa) trunk in the Tronçais forest, Allier, France
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Common Porecrust (Schizophyllum commune) on a poplar trunk, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Common Porecrust (Schizophyllum commune) on a poplar trunk, France
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Common Porecrust (Schizophyllum commune) on a poplar trunk, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Common Porecrust (Schizophyllum commune) on a poplar trunk, France
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Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) on a trunk above a river,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) on a trunk above a river, Bugey, Ain, France
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Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) on a trunk above a river, Bugey, Ain, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) on a trunk above a river, Bugey, Ain, France
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Shaggy ink cap (Coprinus comatus) in the Jura forest, Massif du Jura. France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Shaggy ink cap (Coprinus comatus) in the Jura forest, Massif du Jura. France
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Honey mushroom (Armillaria mellea) on a stump, responsible for
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Honey mushroom (Armillaria mellea) on a stump, responsible for rotting the living parts of the wood, Savoie, France
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Honey mushroom (Armillaria mellea) on a stump, responsible for rotting the living parts of the wood, Savoie, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Honey mushroom (Armillaria mellea) on a stump, responsible for rotting the living parts of the wood, Savoie, France
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Honey mushroom (Armillaria mellea) on a stump, responsible for rotting the living parts of the wood, Savoie, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Honey mushroom (Armillaria mellea) on a stump, responsible for rotting the living parts of the wood, Savoie, France
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Green toad (Bufo viridis) jumping, decomposition of the jump into 2 images, Grand Est, France, Alsace, France
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
© Stéphane Vitzthum / Biosphoto
Green toad (Bufo viridis) jumping, decomposition of the jump into 2 images, Grand Est, France, Alsace, France