Saturday, 13 July 2013

Forest in different areas of the world (SPINY FOREST)

  Spiny forest at Ifaty, Madagascar, featuring various Adansonia (baobab) species, Alluaudia procera (Madagascar ocotillo) and other vegetation

Giant baobabs clustered against the sky  Pastel striated stone outcroppings jut from the plains

The grassy plains that dominate the western landscape are dotted with stony massifs (left), patches of deciduous forest, and baobab trees (center), while the south is characterized by desert and spiny forests.

 Burning Malagasy rainforest   A vast, red soil gully caused by erosion   Aerial photograph of a forked river that has turned red due to red soil runoff.  

Tavy (slash-and-burn) destruction of native forest habitat is widespread (left), causing massive erosion (center) and silting of rivers (right).

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