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Shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius), Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway Shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) on a shipwreck in Kongsfjord

By Kongsfjord International Scuba School

Shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius), Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway

Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway A current exposed rocky wall in Kongsfjorden. This is a typical vertical surface (at a depth of 5 – 17 metres) on one frequently visited dive sites with encrusting coralline algae, sea dahlias (Urtician sp.) and plumose...

By Kongsfjord International Scuba School

Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway

Wolffish lair, Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway The wolffish’s lair; the wolffish is not in the picture but the remainders of its last meal (sea shells) are still there

By Kongsfjord International Scuba School

Wolffish lair, Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway

Plumose Anemone (Metridium senile), Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway Closeup of the plumose anemone (Metridium senile)

By Kongsfjord International Scuba School

Plumose Anemone (Metridium senile), Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway

Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway A shallow sublittoral reef that is moderately current exposed; in high summer (early August) the water is green and full of nutrients; common jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) are a feast for plumose anemones (Metridium senile)...

By Kongsfjord International Scuba School

Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway

Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway A shallow sublittoral reef that is moderately current exposed; in high summer (early August) the water is green and full of nutrients; common jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) are a feast for plumose anemones (Metridium senile)...

By Kongsfjord International Scuba School

Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway

Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway A shallow sublittoral reef that is moderately current exposed; in high summer (early August) the water is green and full of nutrients; common jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) are a feast for plumose anemones (Metridium senile)...

By Kongsfjord International Scuba School

Common Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway

Sea dahlias (Urticina eques), Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway Sea dahlias (Urticina eques) on a shallow sublittoral reef.

By Kongsfjord International Scuba School

Sea dahlias (Urticina eques), Rhodolith Reef, Kongsfjord, Finmark, Northern Norway

Arctic desert, Olrik Fjord, Northern Greenland Scarcely vegetated slopes at the Olrik fjord are the breeding habitat of red knots. -Some parts of Northern Greenland are not covered by the huge inland ice cap. They contain the most northerly ice-free region of the wor...

By Peter Prokosch

Arctic desert, Olrik Fjord, Northern Greenland

Arctic desert, Olrik Fjord, Northern Greenland Scarcely vegetated slopes at the Olrik fjord are the breeding habitat of red knots. -Some parts of Northern Greenland are not covered by the huge inland ice cap. They contain the most northerly ice-free region of the wor...

By Peter Prokosch

Arctic desert, Olrik Fjord, Northern Greenland

Arctic desert, Olrik Fjord, Northern Greenland Scarcely vegetated slopes at the Olrik fjord are the breeding habitat of red knots. -Some parts of Northern Greenland are not covered by the huge inland ice cap. They contain the most northerly ice-free region of the wor...

By Peter Prokosch

Arctic desert, Olrik Fjord, Northern Greenland

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

Red Xanthoria Lichen, Olrik Fjord, North-West Greenland

Breeding habitat of Red Knots (Calidris canutus iskandica), Thule, Greenland The Red Knot is breeding with 6 subspecies in the circumpolar high Arctic tundra. Calidris canutus islandica is breeding in the barren lands of North Greenland and North-East Canada. In the very short high Arctic summer...

By Peter Prokosch

Breeding habitat of Red Knots (Calidris canutus iskandica), Thule, Greenland

White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons), Seamangeum, South Korea The embanked Seamangeum tidal flats turned partly into fresh-water habitats, where large flocks of East-Siberian Greater White-fronted geese spend their winter.

By Peter Prokosch

White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons), Seamangeum, South Korea

Saltmarsh mixing with freshwater habitat, West Coast National Park, SA The West Coast National Park lies 120 km north of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is 27,500 hectares (106 sq mi) in size. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the R27 coastal ro...

By Peter Prokosch

Saltmarsh mixing with freshwater habitat, West Coast National Park, SA

Finbush Landscape, Silvermine, Table Mountain National Park, SA The so called "finbush" habitats in the Cape provinces of South Africa host an extreme high diversity of plant and animal species. South Africa protects these landscapes in more than 20 national parks and other forms of ...

By Peter Prokosch

Finbush Landscape, Silvermine, Table Mountain National Park, SA

Walking Trail through the finbos of Table Mountain National Park at Silvermine, SA "Finbos" is a high diversity shrub habitat, characteristic for South Africa is well protected in the Table Mountain and other national parks in the Cape Provinces.

By Peter Prokosch

Walking Trail through the finbos of Table Mountain National Park at Silvermine, SA

Pechora Delta Reserve, Russia Situated in the Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug, in northwestern Russia , Nenetsky Zapovednik has, since 1997, helped preserve the unique landscapes and biodiversity of the western part of the Russian Arctic. Here, within the ...

By Peter Prokosch

Pechora Delta Reserve, Russia

Old oil drilling site in the Pechora Delta, Russia Situated in the Nenetsky Autonomous Okrug, in northwestern Russia , Nenetsky Zapovednik has, since 1997, helped preserve the unique landscapes and biodiversity of the western part of the Russian Arctic. Here, within the ...

By Peter Prokosch

Old oil drilling site in the Pechora Delta, Russia

Brent Goose nest (Branta bernicla nigricans), Lena Delta, Sakha Republic, Siberia, RussiaP Tundra islands in the northern Lena delta are used as breeding habitat of the Black-bellied Brent Geese (Branta bernicla nigricans). This part of the Siberian tundra forms the westernmost area of the breeding range of th...

By Peter Prokosch

Brent Goose nest (Branta bernicla nigricans), Lena Delta, Sakha Republic, Siberia, RussiaP

Lena Delta, Sakha Republic, Siberia, RussiaP The Lena delta is one of the largest still pristine river deltas in the world. Its many naturally meandering arms form a magnificent tree-like shape. And ice wedges in the fine sediments of the treeless tundra form regul...

By Peter Prokosch

Lena Delta, Sakha Republic, Siberia, RussiaP

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