104. A STORY ABOUT CORK OAKS - V The Landscape Image

104. A STORY ABOUT CORK OAKS - V

am.ma.en 2008-12-04 GTM 1 @ 18:20

Quercus suber I, 11 weeks - Cascais, Portugal Quercus suber I, 13 weeks - Cascais, Portugal Quercus suber I, 12 weeks - Cascais, Portugal

Quercus suber II, 11 weeks - Cascais, Portugal Quercus suber II, 13 weeks - Cascais, Portugal Quercus suber II, 12 weeks - Cascais, Portugal

During the last couple of weeks, the two little Cork Oaks (Quercus suber, Fagaceae family) have inverted their proportions: the one that was smaller (Q. suber I) suddenly «jumped up» and is now the higher. In the meanwhile, the other one's growth slowed down considerably. This is biodiversity!
Cascais, Portugal.

[Portuguese post on Apr 17th, 2008]

Category: A STORY ABOUT CORK OAKS

Tags: Image Growth Cork_oak Quercus_suber Fagaceae Biodiversity Cascais Portugal
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