Nearly 8,000 hectares of forest in Western Alberta is sacrificed in a controlled fire to prevent the spread of the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae), notorious vector of the deadly blue stain fungus (Grosmannia clavigera). | +
An electronic showcase of biology, a digital celebration of the natural world. Curated by Leon the Orchidhunter, author of Genetic Jungle.
Electric Orchids highlights the small things and the secret places. The mysteries of the ocean. The poetry of the forest floor.
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