Juergen Freund / Fallen mangrove leaves adding to detritus in the soil. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010.
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Nick Garbutt / Wild female Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) resting on the banks of the Piquiri River (a tributary of Cuiaba River). Northern Pantanal, Brazil.
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Nigel Cattlin / Maize (Zea mays) seedling with roots and early leaves, above and below ground.
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Nigel Cattlin / Maize (Zea mays) seedling with roots and early leaves, above and below ground.
Ashley Cooper / Swamp taro / Pulaka (Cyrtosperma merkusii) that has been killed off by salt water incursion on Funafuti, tuvalu, caused by global warming induced sea level rise. March 2007
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Ashley Cooper / Village water supply runs dangerously low during severe drought, with cows grazing nearby, Shanxi Province, China. March 2009.
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Ashley Cooper / Mongolian man leads his camel across what was the former lake bed during severe drought, Inner Mongolia, China, March 2009.
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Ashley Cooper / Mongolian man leads his camel across what was the former lake bed during severe drought, Inner Mongolia, China, March 2009.
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Ashley Cooper / Digging deeper into former lake bed to try and find water during severe drought, Inner Mongolia. March 2009.
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Ashley Cooper / Hong Hai Zai lake completely dried up during severe drought, Inner Mongolia, China. March 2009.
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Ashley Cooper / Hong Hai Zai lake completely dried up during severe drought, Inner Mongolia, China. March 2009.
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Ashley Cooper / Digger excavating lake bed to try and find water during drought, Hong Hai Zai, Inner Mongolia, China. March 2009.
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Ashley Cooper / River with extremely low water level during severe drought, Tongshuan, Northern China, March 2009.
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Nigel Cattlin / Young sugar beet (Beta vularis) crop growing on large level field, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. June.
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Nigel Cattlin / Straight rows of young maize or corn crop (Zea mays) on light sandy soil in the Champagne Region, France.
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Nigel Cattlin / Woman testing cereal seed for viability, germination level and seedling vigour in a quality control laboratory at a agricultural grain merchant
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Nigel Cattlin / Milkwort (Polygala vulgaris) flowering bright blue beside a chalk downland path in early summer, Berkshire, England, UK, May