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Fig. 1 | Geochemical Transactions

Fig. 1

From: Geochemistry and microbiology of tropical serpentine soils in the Santa Elena Ophiolite, a landscape-biogeographical approach

Fig. 1

Characteristic landscapes in the SEP. In the mountains such as Cerro el Inglés (a), the hilltops and the upper sections of the hills show a semi-deciduous/deciduous forest with scarce and low-stature trees and dominated (foreground) by grasses (Poaceae) with areas of exposed soils. In the lowlands such as in Potrero Grande basin (b), the deciduous forest is denser and changes to an evergreen forest in some areas; the mountain landscape can be seen in the foreground and background. c Geographical distribution of the 10 locations sampled within the SEP (green area: National Park Santa Rosa). Mountain (M) landscapes are in red-to-orange colors and lowland (L) landscapes in light-to-dark blue (see labels and details in Table 1)

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