Pioneer species of plants including cacti, ferns and lichens begin to appear on the bare black lava slopes of the volcano Volcan Chico after the 1979

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Pioneer species of plants including cacti, ferns and lichens begin to appear on the bare black lava slopes of the volcano Volcan Chico after the 1979 eruption. Isabela, Galapagos, Ecuador

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Location: Isabela, Galapagos, Ecuador
Photo credit: © MichaelGrantPlants / Alamy / Afripics
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