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Lava Field near Kalfafell#

Lava Field near Kalfafell
Lava Field near Kalfafell, July 2008, © Gerhard Huber, under CC BY-NC 4.0 +Edu

Within a few years the lava, rich in minerals, forms a fertile soil on which first mosses and lichens, subsequently also flowers and even fungi colonize.
Die an Mineralstoffen reiche Lava bildet innerhalb weniger Jahre fruchtbare Böden, auf denen sich zuerst Moose und Flechten, später auch Blumen und sogar Pilze niederlassen.