Christian Ziegler / Seed diversity, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Stephen Dalton / Rookery Wood, Holly Farm, Ardingly. This area is not protected by a deer fence, and a monoculture of Pendulous Sedge dominates. compare with protected area a few yards away. Sussex, UK, April.

Stephen Dalton / Rookery Wood, Holly Farm, Ardingly. This is protected by a deer fence allowing a rich flora to flourish - compare with unprotected area a few yards away. Sussex, UK, April.

Stephen Dalton / The upper image is the result of Fallow Deer (Dama dama) damage to unprotected woodland - all that remains of the ground flora is a monoculture of Pendulous Sedge. The lower image is the same woodlan...

Jeff Rotman / Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea), Skate (Raja Batis), Lobster (Nephropidae) and Starfish (Asteroidea) from catch hauled in from dragger fishing net. Stellwagon Bank, New England, USA, Atlantic...

Aflo / N-11405 Underwater coral reef landscape with tropical fish

Aflo / N-17704 Field of mixed colour Tulips {Tulipa sp}

Aflo / N-17703 Field of mixed colour Tulips {Tulipa sp} Toyama, Japan.

Aflo / N-5205 Quinault temperate rainforest, Olympic NP, Oregon, USA.

Murray Cooper / Rainforest interior showing a diversity of plants, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Tree trunk diversity in cloud forest interior, Ecuador

Jean E. Roche / Mixed wildflowers / vetches on subalpine prairies of french Alps, upper Ubaye valley, France