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Aerial photo showing the braided river ecosystem for salmon spawning.
When salmon die they fertilize the entire Pacific Rim. Warm waters from volcanic systems within with the coldest sea in the Pacific Rim create an ideal, nutrient-rich environment. And the river systems—some of the last braided streams on Earth that have not yet been constrained by agriculture—are vital habitat for salmon.
- Copyright
- RANDY OLSON
- Image Size
- 5454x3666 / 16.5MB
- Keywords
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aerial view, barren, color image, commonwealth of independent states, day, ecosystems, geography, getty, green, growth, habitats, habitats and ecosystems, horizon over land, horizons, image composition, kamchatka, kamchatka peninsula, landscapes, meandering, nature, no people, outdoors, photography, physical geography, remote, rivers, russia, russia (the country)
- Contained in galleries
- Kamchatka Salmon_ National Geographic Magazine 8/2009
