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Natural History Photographs
by Cor Zonneveld
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Hasliberg, Switzerland
28 June - 10 July 2008
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Rhone glacier
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The fresh snow (winter and spring 2008) has a slight pink coloration. This coloration is apparently due to a green alga, Chlamydomonas nivalis.
This unicellular alga has red pigments that protect it against stong UV radiation.
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Insects from Hasliberg & surroundings
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