1213 pictures found
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Pike and reflection in Pondweeds Lake of Jura France ; Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009
The Underwater World -
© Michel Loup / Biosphoto
© Michel Loup / Biosphoto
Pike and reflection in Pondweeds Lake of Jura France ; Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009
The Underwater World - Winner
Pike reflection
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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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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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Scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) on an inflorescence of Pondweed (Potamogeton sp.)
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) on an inflorescence of Pondweed (Potamogeton sp.)
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Scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) on an inflorescence of Pondweed (Potamogeton sp.)
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
© Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
Scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) on an inflorescence of Pondweed (Potamogeton sp.)
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Landscape of the Var coastline in spring, detail of Posidonia banks accumulating in a cove along the coastal path, near Bormes les Mimosas, Var,
© André Simon / Biosphoto
© André Simon / Biosphoto
Landscape of the Var coastline in spring, detail of Posidonia banks accumulating in a cove along the coastal path, near Bormes les Mimosas, Var, France
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Landscape of the Var coastline in spring, view of a small sandy beach with banks of posidonia with a choppy sea on a very windy day, Var, France
© André Simon / Biosphoto
© André Simon / Biosphoto
Landscape of the Var coastline in spring, view of a small sandy beach with banks of posidonia with a choppy sea on a very windy day, Var, France
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Parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense) hunting in a marine meadow (Cymodosea nodosa). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense) hunting in a marine meadow (Cymodosea nodosa). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in seagrass - seagrass, sebadal, seba (Cymodocea nodosa). Of all the sea turtles that exist, it is the only
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in seagrass - seagrass, sebadal, seba (Cymodocea nodosa). Of all the sea turtles that exist, it is the only omnivorous species, feeding in its subadult and adult state on marine plants and algae. Underwater bottoms of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in seagrass - seagrass, sebadal, seba (Cymodocea nodosa). Of all the sea turtles that exist, it is the only
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in seagrass - seagrass, sebadal, seba (Cymodocea nodosa). Of all the sea turtles that exist, it is the only omnivorous species, feeding in its subadult and adult state on marine plants and algae. Underwater bottoms of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Pearly razorfish (Xyrichthys novacula) that hunts in phanerogams (Cymodocea nodosa), Tenerife, Canary Islands
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Pearly razorfish (Xyrichthys novacula) that hunts in phanerogams (Cymodocea nodosa), Tenerife, Canary Islands
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Bed of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) and Gracilaria alga (Gracilaria sp) in the Etang de Thau, Hérault, France
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Bed of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) and Gracilaria alga (Gracilaria sp) in the Etang de Thau, Hérault, France
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Bank of Posidonia dead leaves (Posidonia oceanica) washed up by the waves on the isthmus of the Cap Taillat peninsula and Hottentot-fig (Carpobrotus
© Michel Cavalier / Biosphoto
© Michel Cavalier / Biosphoto
Bank of Posidonia dead leaves (Posidonia oceanica) washed up by the waves on the isthmus of the Cap Taillat peninsula and Hottentot-fig (Carpobrotus edulis) in the foreground, La Croix-Valmer, Var, French Riviera, France
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Bank of dead Posidonia leaves (Posidonia oceanica) washed up by the waves on the isthmus of the Cap Taillat peninsula, La Croix-Valmer, Var, French
© Michel Cavalier / Biosphoto
© Michel Cavalier / Biosphoto
Bank of dead Posidonia leaves (Posidonia oceanica) washed up by the waves on the isthmus of the Cap Taillat peninsula, La Croix-Valmer, Var, French Riviera, France
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Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) hiding in a Posidonia oceanica meadow, off the island of Porquerolles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) hiding in a Posidonia oceanica meadow, off the island of Porquerolles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Posidonia (Posidonia oceanica) seagrass, Porquerolles Island, Iles d'Hyères, Var, France
© David Tatin / Biosphoto
© David Tatin / Biosphoto
Posidonia (Posidonia oceanica) seagrass, Porquerolles Island, Iles d'Hyères, Var, France
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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in seagrass - seagrass, sebadal, seba (Cymodocea nodosa). Of all the sea turtles that exist, it is the only
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in seagrass - seagrass, sebadal, seba (Cymodocea nodosa). Of all the sea turtles that exist, it is the only omnivorous species, feeding in its subadult and adult state on marine plants and algae. Underwater bottoms of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in seagrass - seagrass, sebadal, seba (Cymodocea nodosa). Of all the sea turtles that exist, it is the only
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in seagrass - seagrass, sebadal, seba (Cymodocea nodosa). Of all the sea turtles that exist, it is the only omnivorous species, feeding in its subadult and adult state on marine plants and algae. Underwater bottoms of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas). Two male individuals facing each other in a seagrass (Cymodosea nodosa). Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas). Two male individuals facing each other in a seagrass (Cymodosea nodosa). Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Slender Seagrass (Cymodocea nodosa), Tenerife, Canary Islands
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Slender Seagrass (Cymodocea nodosa), Tenerife, Canary Islands
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Field of Pen shells (Pinna nobilis), in the Thau Lagoon (Hérault, Occitanie, France), July 2021. Species classified as critically endangered
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Field of Pen shells (Pinna nobilis), in the Thau Lagoon (Hérault, Occitanie, France), July 2021. Species classified as critically endangered following the epizootic (linked to a Haplosporidium parasite) which has affected the entire Mediterranean region since 2016.
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Field of Pen shells (Pinna nobilis), in the Thau Lagoon (Hérault, Occitanie, France), July 2021. Species classified as critically endangered
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Field of Pen shells (Pinna nobilis), in the Thau Lagoon (Hérault, Occitanie, France), July 2021. Species classified as critically endangered following the epizootic (linked to a Haplosporidium parasite) which has affected the entire Mediterranean region since 2016.
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Pen shell (Pinna nobilis) surviving in the Thau Lagoon (summer 2020). Species classified as critically endangered following the epizootic (linked to
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Pen shell (Pinna nobilis) surviving in the Thau Lagoon (summer 2020). Species classified as critically endangered following the epizootic (linked to a Haplosporidium parasite) which has affected the entire Mediterranean region since 2016.
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2 Pen shelsl (Pinna nobilis) surviving in the Thau Lagoon (summer 2021). Species classified as critically endangered following the epizootic (linked
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
2 Pen shelsl (Pinna nobilis) surviving in the Thau Lagoon (summer 2021). Species classified as critically endangered following the epizootic (linked to a Haplosporidium parasite) which has affected the entire Mediterranean region since 2016.
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Pen shell (Pinna nobilis) surviving in the Thau Lagoon (summer 2021). Species classified as critically endangered following the epizootic (linked to
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Pen shell (Pinna nobilis) surviving in the Thau Lagoon (summer 2021). Species classified as critically endangered following the epizootic (linked to a Haplosporidium parasite) which has affected the entire Mediterranean region since 2016.
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2 Pen shelsl (Pinna nobilis) surviving in the Thau Lagoon (summer 2021). Species classified as critically endangered following the epizootic (linked
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
2 Pen shelsl (Pinna nobilis) surviving in the Thau Lagoon (summer 2021). Species classified as critically endangered following the epizootic (linked to a Haplosporidium parasite) which has affected the entire Mediterranean region since 2016.
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Pen shell (Pinna nobilis), in a Cymodocea nodosa seagrass, in front of the beach of Kokkini Hani (Crete). The great nacre is classified as critically
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Pen shell (Pinna nobilis), in a Cymodocea nodosa seagrass, in front of the beach of Kokkini Hani (Crete). The great nacre is classified as critically endangered due to an epizootic (linked to a Haplosporidium parasite) that has been affecting the entire Mediterranean region for the past 3 years.
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Male Mediterranean green crab (Carcinus aestuarii), in a dwarf eelgrass meadow (Zostera noltei), protected species in the PACA region (decree of 9
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Male Mediterranean green crab (Carcinus aestuarii), in a dwarf eelgrass meadow (Zostera noltei), protected species in the PACA region (decree of 9 May 1994). Etang du Clos de la Comète, Salins d'Aigues-Mortes, Bouches du Rhône, France
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Researcher from the Institut Océanographique Paul Ricard inserting a tissue sample from a large Pen Shelll (Pinna nobilis) into a test tube in the
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Researcher from the Institut Océanographique Paul Ricard inserting a tissue sample from a large Pen Shelll (Pinna nobilis) into a test tube in the Diana pond (Aléria, Haute-Corse). The Pen shell is a species classified as critically endangered following the epizootic (linked to a Haplosporidium parasite) which has affected the entire Mediterranean region since 2016.
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Researcher from the Institut Océanographique Paul Ricard taking tissue samples from a large Pen shell (Pinna nobilis), using biopsy forceps, for
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Researcher from the Institut Océanographique Paul Ricard taking tissue samples from a large Pen shell (Pinna nobilis), using biopsy forceps, for genetic studies in the Diana pond (Aléria, Haute-Corse). The Pen shell is a species classified as critically endangered following the epizootic (linked to a Haplosporidium parasite) which has affected the entire Mediterranean region since 2016.
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Litter of dead posidonia leaves accumulated on the bottom of the Balistra pond, southern Corsica. Source of organic matter that can be transmitted to
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Litter of dead posidonia leaves accumulated on the bottom of the Balistra pond, southern Corsica. Source of organic matter that can be transmitted to the entire coastal food chain.
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Field of dead Pen shell in a slender seagrass (Cymodocea nodosa) meadow in the Diana pond (Aléria, Haute-Corse). The Pen shell is a species
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Field of dead Pen shell in a slender seagrass (Cymodocea nodosa) meadow in the Diana pond (Aléria, Haute-Corse). The Pen shell is a species classified as critically endangered following the epizootic (linked to a Haplosporidium parasite) which has affected the entire Mediterranean region since 2016.
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Half-air, half-water view of a sub-adult Pen shell (Pinna nobilis) in a slender seagrass (Cymodocea nodosa) meadow in the Diana pond (Aléria,
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Half-air, half-water view of a sub-adult Pen shell (Pinna nobilis) in a slender seagrass (Cymodocea nodosa) meadow in the Diana pond (Aléria, Haute-Corse). The Pen shell is a species classified as critically endangered following the epizootic (linked to a Haplosporidium parasite) which has affected the entire Mediterranean region since 2016.
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Round Stingray (Taeniura grabata) in a sea meadow (Cymodocea nodosa), Tenerife. These two specimens are two pregnant females. Fish of the Canary
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Round Stingray (Taeniura grabata) in a sea meadow (Cymodocea nodosa), Tenerife. These two specimens are two pregnant females. Fish of the Canary Islands.
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Shining Pondweed (Potamogeton lucens), Sion, Valais canton, southwestern Switzerland, Europe
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Shining Pondweed (Potamogeton lucens), Sion, Valais canton, southwestern Switzerland, Europe
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Northern pike (Esox lucius) amongst Shining pondweed (Potamogeton lucens), Sion, Valais canton, southwestern Switzerland, Europe
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Northern pike (Esox lucius) amongst Shining pondweed (Potamogeton lucens), Sion, Valais canton, southwestern Switzerland, Europe
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Northern pike (Esox lucius) amongst Shining pondweed (Potamogeton lucens), Sion, Valais canton, southwestern Switzerland, Europe
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
© Franco Banfi / Biosphoto
Northern pike (Esox lucius) amongst Shining pondweed (Potamogeton lucens), Sion, Valais canton, southwestern Switzerland, Europe
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Planehead filfish (Stephanolepis hispidus) hunting in a sea meadow (Cymodosea nodosa). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Planehead filfish (Stephanolepis hispidus) hunting in a sea meadow (Cymodosea nodosa). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Pipefish (Syngnathus acus) in a seagrass meadow (Cymodocea nodosa). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
© Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
Pipefish (Syngnathus acus) in a seagrass meadow (Cymodocea nodosa). Fish of the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
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Half air half water view of a dwarf Eelgrass (Zostera noltei) herbarium, in front of the Pointe du Barrou, in Sète, Hérault, Occitania, France.
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Half air half water view of a dwarf Eelgrass (Zostera noltei) herbarium, in front of the Pointe du Barrou, in Sète, Hérault, Occitania, France.
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Mixed seabed with Manatee Grass (Syringodium filiforme) and Turtle Grass (Thalassia testudinum), in front of Siladen Island, Bunaken Marine National
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Mixed seabed with Manatee Grass (Syringodium filiforme) and Turtle Grass (Thalassia testudinum), in front of Siladen Island, Bunaken Marine National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Seabed with Manatee Grass (Syringodium filiforme) and Shaving brush algae (Penicillus capitatus). Island of Saint Martin, French West Indies
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Seabed with Manatee Grass (Syringodium filiforme) and Shaving brush algae (Penicillus capitatus). Island of Saint Martin, French West Indies
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Seabed with Manatee Grass (Syringodium filiforme) and Shaving brush algae (Penicillus capitatus). Island of Saint Martin, French West Indies
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Seabed with Manatee Grass (Syringodium filiforme) and Shaving brush algae (Penicillus capitatus). Island of Saint Martin, French West Indies
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View half air half water of a dwarf Zostera (Zostera noltei) seagrass, in the Thau lagoon, Herault, Occitania, France. Species protected in the PACA
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
View half air half water of a dwarf Zostera (Zostera noltei) seagrass, in the Thau lagoon, Herault, Occitania, France. Species protected in the PACA region (decree of 9 May 1994).
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White sea urchin (Tripneustes ventricosus), in a mixed seagrass with Tape-grass (Halophila sp), Manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme) and Turtle
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
White sea urchin (Tripneustes ventricosus), in a mixed seagrass with Tape-grass (Halophila sp), Manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme) and Turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum). Natural Marine Park of Martinique.
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Panel Prohibit Zone Restoration of the lagoon environment, Posidonia, barrier, view of Embiez Island, Sanary Bay; Ile du Gaou, Le Brusc, Six Fours
© Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
© Denis Bringard / Biosphoto
Panel Prohibit Zone Restoration of the lagoon environment, Posidonia, barrier, view of Embiez Island, Sanary Bay; Ile du Gaou, Le Brusc, Six Fours les Plages, Var, France
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Caulerpa (Caulerpa prolifera), in front of a Posidonia seagrass, in front of the beach of Kokkini Hani, Crete.
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Caulerpa (Caulerpa prolifera), in front of a Posidonia seagrass, in front of the beach of Kokkini Hani, Crete.
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Dead leaves of accumulated Posidonia forming a litter, source of organic matter that can be transmitted to all coastal food chains. Kokkini Hani
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Dead leaves of accumulated Posidonia forming a litter, source of organic matter that can be transmitted to all coastal food chains. Kokkini Hani beach, Crete.
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Mixed seagrass with Caulerpa (Caulerpa prolifera), Mediterranean seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) and Slender Seagrass (Cymodocea nodosa), in front of
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Mixed seagrass with Caulerpa (Caulerpa prolifera), Mediterranean seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) and Slender Seagrass (Cymodocea nodosa), in front of the beach of Kokkini Hani, Crete.
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Black leather sponge (Sarcotragus spinosulus), in front of the beach of Kokkini Hani, Crete.
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
© Mathieu Foulquié / Biosphoto
Black leather sponge (Sarcotragus spinosulus), in front of the beach of Kokkini Hani, Crete.