Starved 2 by beetle-car
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A companion to the shot I uploaded yesterday.
These are pine trees that basically starved to death because of intensely high levels of carbon-dioxide in the soil of this specific area of Mammoth Lakes, in the Sierra Mountains of California. It is believed that a shallow intrusion of magma beneath the mountain has resulted in carbon-dioxide concentrations of 20-90% in the soil, compared to a normal level of 1%. The gas interferes with the roots ability to take up oxygen and nutrients.
Shot with Canon PowerShot A70.
Comments (1)
jcv2
Wow, this is a very remarkable place. Not without danger, as CO2 tends to keep low on the surface choking all that lives there if there's no wind. Beautiful capture!