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Lichen on rocks

Lichen on rocks at Torgersen Island, Antarctic Peninsula.

Despite seeming like a barren landscape, Antarctica has many lichen species. This photo shows how lichen can colonise the rocks of Torgersen Island in the Antarctic Peninsula.

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Rights: Kurtis Burmeister, National Science Foundation
Published: 21 June 2007Size: 2.24 MB
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