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Asian Globe flower, Trollius asiaticus, Norilsk, Taimyr. Russia The Asian Globeflower (Trollius asiaticus) is native in Northeast European Russia, West Siberia and Central Asia. Although known as garden flower, in the wild it usually grows in wet places, especially in grasslands and ...

By Peter Prokosch

Mountain Avens (Dryas octopetala), Rusyukov, Taimyr, Russia, July 1989 Dryas is the name given to a series of cold climatic phases in Northwest Europe between 16,000 BP - 10,000 BP. The cold phases are so named because Dyrus octopetala flourished at this time and is now used as a fossil in...

By Peter Prokosch

Arctic Poppy (Papaver pulvinatum), Rusyukov, Taimyr, Russia, July 1989 The first destination of the German-Soviet expedition in 1989 was the Zapovednik (nature reserve) "Taimyrsky", in central Taimyr peninsular in the north of Krasnoyarsky Krai, established in 1979. Except the main area the...

By Peter Prokosch

Freshwater marsh, Copper River Delta, Alaska The Copper River rises out of the Copper Glacier, which lies on the northeast side of Mount Wrangell, in the Wrangell Mountains, within Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park. The Copper River Delta, which extends for 2,800 ...

By Peter Prokosch

Saltmarsh, Copper River Delta, Alaska The Copper River Delta, which extends for 2,800 km2 is considered the largest contiguous wetlands - partly tidal flats - along the Pacific coast of North America. It is used annually by 16 million shorebirds, including t...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Red Xanthoria Lichen, Olrik Fjord, North-West Greenland Red lichens are found in the Arctic tundra breeding habitats of the red knot sandpiper. With their reddish breeding plumage the birds are difficult to recognize in the vast tundra areas.

By Peter Prokosch

Arctic Willow (Salix arctica), Thule, Greenland Salix arctica (arctic willow) is a tiny creeping willow (family Salicaceae). It is adapted to survive in harsh Arctic and subarctic environments, and has a circumpolar distribution round the Arctic Ocean. The arctic will...

By Peter Prokosch

Saxifraga oppositifolia, Prudoe Bay oil field, Alaska The tundra of North Slopes has a rich biodiversity with some of the highest densities of Arctic birds breeding here. The biodiversity is affected by the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field, which is the largest oil field in North Ame...

By Peter Prokosch

Wood Anemones (Anemone nemorosa) are flowering in the spring forrest on Jomfruland, Sørlandet, Norway The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes in West Agder, including many hundreds of islands and skerries. The ...

By Peter Prokosch

Arendal's Flower, Wild Tulip, a "Balast Plant", Hisøy, Sørlandet, Norway The Wild Tulip is supposed to have come to the Norwegian South-coast by former sail ships using ballast-soil. The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast...

By Peter Prokosch

Brown Algea (Fucus spec.), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hisøy Fucus is a genus of brown algae found in the intertidal zones of rocky seashores almost throughout the world. The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast ...

By Peter Prokosch

Brown Algea (Fucus spec.), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hisøy The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes in West Agder, including many hundreds of islands and skerries. The ...

By Peter Prokosch

Shore Lichen (Xanthoria parietina) , Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hisøy The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes in West Agder, including many hundreds of islands and skerries. The ...

By Peter Prokosch

Marsh daisies (Armeria maritima), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler islands Marsh daisies or "Coastal Pink" are coloring the coastal rocks and salt marshes in June. The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in T...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Moss-covered Lava Fields in Southern Iceland Particular in southern Iceland lava fields are often covered with continuous mats of moss, where else in Northern Iceland lichens are the dominating vegetation in lava fields.

By Peter Prokosch

Rhododendron Forest in the Sagarmatha National Park, Himalaya, Nepal Including the highest point on the Earth’s Surface, Mount Sagarmatha (Everest; 8,848 m) and an elevation range of 6,000 m Sagarmatha National Park (SNP) covers an area of 124,400 hectares in the Solu-Khumbu district of N...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

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