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Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

Glasswort (Salicornia europaea) showing the jointed, bright green stems specked with salt crystals

Salt marshes in the Gran Chaco region of Paraguay.

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Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.

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Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.

Ecosystems