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Granite arch of Port Blanc, emblem of the Côte Sauvage de Quiberon, Hercynian granite eroded by the sea, Brittany, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Granite arch of Port Blanc, emblem of the Côte Sauvage de Quiberon, Hercynian granite eroded by the sea, Brittany, France
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Rochers couverts de lichens (Ramalina siliquosa) et phare en
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rochers couverts de lichens (Ramalina siliquosa) et phare en Galice. Ramalina siliquosa est un lichen caractéristique des côtes rocheuses humides - Le phare de Punta Nariga est érigé à l'extrémité d'un promontoire exposé aux pluies abondantes de l’océan atlantique - Province de La Corogne - Galice - Espagne
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Rocks covered with a "lawn" of Ramalina siliquosa lichens in
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rocks covered with a "lawn" of Ramalina siliquosa lichens in Galicia (Spain). Fruticose lichen: Ramalina siliquosa characteristic of a humid maritime environment - crustaceous lichen Xanthoria and Caloplaca - Costa da Morte in Galicia (Spain)
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Traditional stone granary in Galicia (Spain). The Galician granary (hórreo galego in Galician) is an agricultural building used as a granary,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Traditional stone granary in Galicia (Spain). The Galician granary (hórreo galego in Galician) is an agricultural building used as a granary, according to an architecture specific to the region of Galicia, Spain. It is used to store grain after harvest, especially corn. It consists of a narrow, elongated chamber that allows air to pass through, but is isolated from the ground to protect the grain from humidity and animals. Costa da morte - Galicia - Spain
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Wind-sculpted acacia and traditional stone granary in Galicia, Spain. The Galician granary (hórreo galego in Galician) is an agricultural building
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Wind-sculpted acacia and traditional stone granary in Galicia, Spain. The Galician granary (hórreo galego in Galician) is an agricultural building used as a granary, according to an architecture specific to the region of Galicia, Spain. It is used to store grain after harvest, especially corn. It consists of a narrow, elongated chamber that allows air to pass through, but is isolated from the ground to protect the grain from humidity and animals. Cabo Tourinan - Costa da morte - Galicia - Spain
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Traditional stone granary in Galicia (Spain). The Galician granary (hórreo galego in Galician) is an agricultural building used as a granary,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Traditional stone granary in Galicia (Spain). The Galician granary (hórreo galego in Galician) is an agricultural building used as a granary, according to an architecture specific to the region of Galicia, Spain. It is used to store grain after harvest, especially corn. It consists of a narrow, elongated chamber that allows air to pass through, but is isolated from the ground to protect the grain from humidity and animals. Stone disks prevent rodents from getting through - Cabo Tourinan - Costa da morte - Galicia - Spain
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Wind-sculpted acacia and traditional stone granary in Galicia, Spain. The Galician granary (hórreo galego in Galician) is an agricultural building
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Wind-sculpted acacia and traditional stone granary in Galicia, Spain. The Galician granary (hórreo galego in Galician) is an agricultural building used as a granary, according to an architecture specific to the region of Galicia, Spain. It is used to store grain after harvest, especially corn. It consists of a narrow, elongated chamber that allows air to pass through, but is isolated from the ground to protect the grain from humidity and animals. Cabo Tourinan - Costa da morte - Galicia - Spain
© Christophe Ravier / Biosphoto
Sunset on the pink granite coast, Brittany, France
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Mean Ruz lighthouse on the pink granite coast, Brittany, France
© Christophe Ravier / Biosphoto
© Christophe Ravier / Biosphoto
Mean Ruz lighthouse on the pink granite coast, Brittany, France
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Pebble and rock beach on the pink granite coast, Perros Guirec, Brittany, France
© Christophe Ravier / Biosphoto
© Christophe Ravier / Biosphoto
Pebble and rock beach on the pink granite coast, Perros Guirec, Brittany, France
© Emile Barbelette / Biosphoto
Chaos du Gouët in autumn, Côtes d'Armor, Brittany, France
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Seaweed attached to rocks in spring, Côtes d'Armor, Brittany, France
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
© Yann Avril / Biosphoto
Seaweed attached to rocks in spring, Côtes d'Armor, Brittany, France
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Les alignements de Kerzerho, the most important megalithic site in Brittany after Carnac, Erdeven, Morbihan, Brittany, France
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Les alignements de Kerzerho, the most important megalithic site in Brittany after Carnac, Erdeven, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Les alignements de Kerzerho, the most important megalithic site in Brittany after Carnac, Erdeven, Morbihan, Brittany, France
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Les alignements de Kerzerho, the most important megalithic site in Brittany after Carnac, Erdeven, Morbihan, Brittany, France
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Alignements du Ménec, Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany, France
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Alignements du Ménec, Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany, France
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Biotope of the Pallas' Cat or Manul (Otocolobus manul), Landscape, Steppe, Eastern Mongolia, Mongolia, Asia
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Biotope of the Pallas' Cat or Manul (Otocolobus manul), Landscape, Steppe, Eastern Mongolia, Mongolia, Asia
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View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known as "rock savannahs" in French Guiana, can also be large, more or less flat expanses of bare granite - Régina, French Guiana.
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View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known as "rock savannahs" in French Guiana, can also be large, more or less flat expanses of bare granite - Régina, French Guiana.
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View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known as "rock savannahs" in French Guiana, can also be large, more or less flat expanses of bare granite - Régina, French Guiana.
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View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known as "rock savannahs" in French Guiana, can also be large, more or less flat expanses of bare granite - Régina, French Guiana.
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View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known as "rock savannahs" in French Guiana, can also be large, more or less flat expanses of bare granite - Régina, French Guiana.
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View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known as "rock savannahs" in French Guiana, can also be large, more or less flat expanses of bare granite - Régina, French Guiana.
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View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known as "rock savannahs" in French Guiana, can also be large, more or less flat expanses of bare granite - Régina, French Guiana.
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
Plant in flower, Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. Inflorescence of a plant living at the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known as "rock savannahs" in French Guiana, can also be large, more or less flat expanses of bare granite - Régina, French Guiana.
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Inselberg viewpoint of the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known as
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
Inselberg viewpoint of the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known as "rock savannahs" in French Guiana, can also be large, more or less flat expanses of bare granite - Régina, French Guiana.
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Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known as "rock
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View of the entire forest and canopy from the top of the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known as "rock savannas" in French Guiana, can also be large, more or less flat expanses of bare granite - Régina, French Guiana.
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Bromeliads on the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. Detail of plants growing directly on the rock on the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
Bromeliads on the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. Detail of plants growing directly on the rock on the inselberg. Inselbergs, also known as "rock savannahs" in French Guiana, can also be large, more or less flat expanses of bare granite - Régina, French Guiana.
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View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View from the first terrace of the inselberg, with the summit in the photo, accessible after
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View from the first terrace of the inselberg, with the summit in the photo, accessible after a 2-hour walk. Inselbergs, also known as "rock savannahs" in French Guiana, can also be large, more or less flat expanses of bare granite. - Régina, French Guiana
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View from the inselberg of the Nouragues nature reserve. View from the summit terraces of the inselberg, overlooking the canopy with a 360-degree
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
View from the inselberg of the Nouragues nature reserve. View from the summit terraces of the inselberg, overlooking the canopy with a 360-degree view. Inselbergs, also known as "rock savannahs" in French Guiana, can also be large, more or less flat expanses of bare granite. - Régina, French Guiana
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View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View from the first terrace of the inselberg, with the summit in the photo, accessible after
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
© Vincent Premel / Biosphoto
View from the Inselberg in the Nouragues nature reserve. View from the first terrace of the inselberg, with the summit in the photo, accessible after a 2-hour walk. Inselbergs, also known as "rock savannahs" in French Guiana, can also be large, more or less flat expanses of bare granite. - Régina, French Guiana
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Ploumanach lighthouse, Mean Ruz, on the Pink Granite Coast, Perros-Guirec, Côte d'Armor, Brittany, France
© Robin Fourré / Biosphoto
© Robin Fourré / Biosphoto
Ploumanach lighthouse, Mean Ruz, on the Pink Granite Coast, Perros-Guirec, Côte d'Armor, Brittany, France
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Ploumanach lighthouse, Mean Ruz, on the Pink Granite Coast, Perros-Guirec, Côte d'Armor, Brittany, France
© Robin Fourré / Biosphoto
© Robin Fourré / Biosphoto
Ploumanach lighthouse, Mean Ruz, on the Pink Granite Coast, Perros-Guirec, Côte d'Armor, Brittany, France
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Pink granite rocks at the tip of Cap Fréhel in Plévenon, Côtes d'Armor - France. Since September 2019, Cap Fréhel has been classified as a Grand Site
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
© Monique Morin / Biosphoto
Pink granite rocks at the tip of Cap Fréhel in Plévenon, Côtes d'Armor - France. Since September 2019, Cap Fréhel has been classified as a Grand Site de France. It is a privileged observatory, both for the observation and contemplation of nature and birds, and for the seascape it offers to the viewer.
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Panorama from Punta Helbronner (3466m), Mont Blanc, Valle d’Aosta, Italy
© Tonči Maletic / Biosphoto
© Tonči Maletic / Biosphoto
Panorama from Punta Helbronner (3466m), Mont Blanc, Valle d’Aosta, Italy
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Panorama from Punta Helbronner (3466m), Mont Blanc, Valle d’Aosta, Italy
© Tonči Maletic / Biosphoto
© Tonči Maletic / Biosphoto
Panorama from Punta Helbronner (3466m), Mont Blanc, Valle d’Aosta, Italy
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The upper Bassiès valley in Ariège. Lac majeur, and Pla de la Fond, in June - Pyrenees mountains, France
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
The upper Bassiès valley in Ariège. Lac majeur, and Pla de la Fond, in June - Pyrenees mountains, France
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Lake in the upper Bassiès valley in Ariège. Lichens in
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Lake in the upper Bassiès valley in Ariège. Lichens in foreground: genus Umbilicaria - Lac du Pla de la Fond, June - Pyrenees Mountains, France
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Foliaceous lichens on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliaceous lichens on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Xanthoparmelia conspersa
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Foliaceous lichens and mosses on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Umbilicaria pustulata (=Lasallia pustulata) - sometimes abundant on
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliaceous lichens and mosses on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Umbilicaria pustulata (=Lasallia pustulata) - sometimes abundant on rocks, eaten in Canada as rock tripe.
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Foliaceous lichens on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Umbilicaria pustulata (=Lasallia pustulata) - sometimes abundant on rocks,
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Foliaceous lichens on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous foliaceous lichen Umbilicaria pustulata (=Lasallia pustulata) - sometimes abundant on rocks, eaten in Canada as rock tripe. The yellow foliaceous lichen with isidia is probably Xanthoparmelia conspersa.
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Taffoni in clear granite. Taffoni are caused by the amplification of geochemical and biochemical surface corrosion in initially slightly depressed or
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Taffoni in clear granite. Taffoni are caused by the amplification of geochemical and biochemical surface corrosion in initially slightly depressed or porous areas of crystalline rock. This alteration creates honeycomb-shaped alveoli on faces that are damp or exposed to sea spray.
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Ivy and Roccella phycopsis on granite. A thermophilic saxicolous fruticose lichen of rocky overhangs. Some species of the Roccella genus are among
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Ivy and Roccella phycopsis on granite. A thermophilic saxicolous fruticose lichen of rocky overhangs. Some species of the Roccella genus are among the very few lichens to have been given a generic vernacular name in French for their dyeing properties: they are known as orseilles. Gulf of Ventilegne.
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Roccella fuciformis on granite in southern Corsica. A
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Roccella fuciformis on granite in southern Corsica. A thermophilic saxicolous fruticose lichen of rocky overhangs. Some species of the Roccella genus are among the very few lichens to have been given a generic vernacular name in French for their dyeing properties: they are known as orseilles.
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Roccella tinctoria on granite at Roccapina (South Corsica). A thermophilic saxicolous fruticose lichen of rocky overhangs. Certain species of the
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Roccella tinctoria on granite at Roccapina (South Corsica). A thermophilic saxicolous fruticose lichen of rocky overhangs. Certain species of the Roccella genus are among the very few lichens to have been given a generic vernacular name in French for their dyeing properties: they are known as orseilles.
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Rock shelter in Chera, Corsica. This apparently ancient "oriu"
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Rock shelter in Chera, Corsica. This apparently ancient "oriu" (shepherd's shelter) is built under a huge granite boulder in the commune of Chera, South Corsica.
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Crustose lichen on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous crustose lichen Lepra (leucosora ?) (=Pertusaria leucosora)
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Crustose lichen on granite in Corsica. Saxicolous crustose lichen Lepra (leucosora ?) (=Pertusaria leucosora)
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Alignment of statue-menhirs at I Stantari. Cauria megalithic
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
Alignment of statue-menhirs at I Stantari. Cauria megalithic site, located in the commune of Sartène in southern Corsica. The site was occupied from the Early Neolithic to the end of the Bronze Age. Some ten statue-menhirs can be seen in two alignments, on which reliefs (swords, belts, loincloths, faces, arms and hands) can be distinguished.