Pictures of biotopes [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Blackwater creek in Taman Negara (Malaysia) Rainforest creek in Gunung Leuser (Indonesia) Deep rainforest pool on the Batang river (Indonesia) Reeds along oxbow lake in the Amazon Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Rainforest creek in Gunung Leuser (Indonesia) Batang river (Indonesia) Deep rainforest pool on the Batang river Altum Angel (Pterophyllum altum) Rainforest stream in Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Neotropic cormorant (Phalacrocorax olivaceus) in Oxbow lake Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blackwater swamp in Gabon (Gabon) Oxbow lake Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Forest pool; S. Thailand (Thailand) Rainforest creek in Gunung Leuser (Indonesia) Clouds over oxbow lake in the Amazon Location: Tambopata rainforestV (Peru) Cenote Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) in grass near Oxbow lake Local name: Tuqui tuqui Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant and water lilies growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Aquatic plant Cyprinds in the blackwater Tahan river (Malaysia) Blackwater stream biotope; rocky substrate Underwater shot. Location: Blackwater stream near Manu in the Amazon rainforest of Peru (Peru) Rocky Creek; Khao Sok (Thailand) Rocky Creek; Khao Sok (Thailand) Rocky Creek; Khao Sok (Thailand) Mesonauta festivus in an Oxbow lake in the Peruvian Amazon Tres Chimbadas Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blackwater meadow in Gabon (Gabon) Cardinal tetras in an Amazon biotope aquarium Khao Sok (Thailand) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Tor tambroides and Puntius schwanefeldii in their natural habitat in the blackwater Tahan River (Malaysia) Yellow-footed Tortoise (Geochelone denticulata) (Peru) Rainforest stream in Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Forest pool; S. Thailand (Thailand) Creek in Ankarana Forest pool; S. Thailand (Thailand) Cenotes biotope Tor tambroides and Puntius schwanefeldii in their natural habitat in the blackwater Tahan River (Malaysia) Deep rainforest pool on the Batang river (Indonesia) Gunung Leuser rain forest (Indonesia) Blackwater forest pool in Taman Negara (Malaysia) Oxbow lake Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) in its natural habitat: Lake Sentani Urubamba river Location: Train to Machu Picchu (Peru) Altum angels in an Amazon biotope aquarium Amazon flooded forest tunnel in the California Academy of Sciences Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Upside Down Catfish (Synodontis nigriventris) Tor tambroides and Puntius schwanefeldii in their natural habitat in the blackwater Tahan River (Malaysia) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Amazon foxtail; aquatic plant; in its wild habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Cenotes biotope Reeds along oxbow lake in the Amazon Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Oxbow lake Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Blackwater stream biotope; rocky substrate with leaf litter Underwater shot. Location: Blackwater stream near Manu in the Amazon rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail growing near grassy reeds in an Oxbow lake in the Peruvian Amazon Tres Chimbadas Location: Tambopata rainforestV (Peru) Cenotes biotope Cenotes biotope Deep rainforest pool on the Batang river Coastal Creek; S. Thailand (Thailand) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Khao Sok (Thailand) Forest pool; S. Thailand (Thailand) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) in its natural habitat: Lake Sentani Aquatic plant Foxtail growing as aquatic plant in an Oxbow lake in the Peruvian Amazon Tres Chimbadas Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Amazon foxtail; aquatic plant; in its natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Rainforest creek in Gunung Leuser national park (Indonesia) Amazon foxtail; aquatic plant; in its natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Rainforest creek in Gunung Leuser (Indonesia) Foxtail aquatic plants in Amazon Oxbow lake Underwater shot of Hornwort / Foxtail - Ceratophyllum demersum. Location: Oxbow lake off the Rio Tambopata in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Altum angelfish in an Amazon biotope aquarium Rainforest creek in Gunung Leuser (Indonesia) Blackwater swamp grass and surrounding vegetation (Indonesia) Red Rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) in its natural habitat: Lake Sentani Blackwater swamp algae (Indonesia) Rainforest creek in Gunung Leuser (Indonesia) Vallisneria in Lake Gatun (pan01-0677) Unknown characin fish species in blackwater creek Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Oxbow lake Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Foxtail and Victoria cruziana water lilies in Oxbow lake Underwater shot of water lilies Location: Oxbow lake in Manu National Park in the upper Peruvian Amazon (Peru) Foxtail aquatic plant and water lilies growing in natural habitat Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) biotopes: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4