. Botany of the Faeröes, based upon Danish investigations. Botany -- Faroe islands. 739 The Algæ-Vegetation of the Caues. On almost all the coasts of the Færoes, facing the open sea, large or small concealed caves are found, where the sea often makes its way far into the rock. In stormy weather, when the sea is rough, these caves are more or less filled by the surf rushing in. Fig. 156. Cave in the rocks facing tlie sea. Illustration from Bordo: Arnefjord. (F. B. phot.) with a noise like thunder. Now one might expect to find a luxu- riant littoral algæ vegetation in these caves, which are alwa
. Botany of the Faeröes, based upon Danish investigations. Botany -- Faroe islands. 739 The Algæ-Vegetation of the Caues. On almost all the coasts of the Færoes, facing the open sea, large or small concealed caves are found, where the sea often makes its way far into the rock. In stormy weather, when the sea is rough, these caves are more or less filled by the surf rushing in. Fig. 156. Cave in the rocks facing tlie sea. Illustration from Bordo: Arnefjord. (F. B. phot.) with a noise like thunder. Now one might expect to find a luxu- riant littoral algæ vegetation in these caves, which are always fresh and cool, and vs^here there is less danger of the drying process than in the open air. But the dim light is a factor which very soon prevents the greater part of the littoral algæ from thriving here. These algæ are mostly such as seek the light and are accustomed to grow in full daylight. They are therefore only found at the en- trance of these caves, and most of them soon Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carlsbergfondet (Copenhagen, Denmark). Copenhagen, Nordisk Forlag, London, Wheldon
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