a blog by markus nolf
the tiny plant below is a stone plant seedling (aizoaceae), growing in the harsh conditions of the “knersvlakte” quartz gravel landscape in north-eastern south africa. the seedling has only formed […]
wildmoossee near seefeld, austria, is a periodic lake that only fills up every few years. a combination of the melting snow, underground rock crevices and other factors cause the local […]
here’s a picture of melbourne’s skyline, painted dark orange by the setting sun: the photo was taken at st. kilda harbour, where a colony of little penguins (eudyptula minor) have […]
the common smoothcap moss (atrichum undulatum) features transversely undulate leaves, but its most prominent feature are the long, distinctly beaked capsules that are borne on 3 cm long, reddish setae. […]
here’s a picture from the stubai alps, taken recently near oberiss in tirol. it shows a mosaic of crustose lichens, fighting for space on silicate rock. lichen identification can be […]
here’s a quick impression of our weekend hike to weißkugel, austria’s third-highest peak at 3738 m a.s.l. the photosphere (360 degree panorama) shows the hintereisferner glacier, stretching out from the […]
