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Pioneer species of plants including cacti, ferns and lichens begin to appear on the bare black lava slopes of the volcano Volcan Chico after the 1979 eruption. Isabela, Galapagos, Ecuador

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092866.jpg

Copyright

Michael Grant

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4212x2553 / 12.2MB

Active Ecuador Galapagos Galápagos Isabela Lava Lichen Primary succession Sierra Negra Volcan Chico bare barndigital black cacti cactus finch caldera colonisation crater ecological succession ecosystem environment eruption fern ferns geology geothermal island islands lichens pioneer species plant plants slopes substrate volcanic volcano vulcanism

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Ecuador and Galapagos