Sedges (Carex sp.) & Mare's-tail (Hippuris vulgaris) growing near an irridescent slick formed by iron bacteria on the shore of Lake Viljandi, Estonia.

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Sedges (Carex sp.) and Mare's-tail (Hippuris vulgaris) growing near an irridescent oily slick along the shore of Lake Viljandi, Estonia. The slick may be either an oil slick from pollution or natural scum formed by decomposition of organic debris in the lake

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Size: 5568px × 3712px
Location: Viljandi, Estonia
Photo credit: © Jennifer Booher / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: area, august, bacteria, carex, chemotroph, chemotrophic, eesti, estonia, hippuris, iron, iron-oxidizing, lake, landscape, oil, oily, protection, sedge, slick, viljandi, vulgaris, water, ärv