Dead trees in the terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs, one of the
geothermal areas of Yellowstone National Park,
Wyoming, United States. These trees grew during inactivity of the mineral-rich
hot springs, and were killed when
calcium carbonate carried by spring water clogged the
vascular systems of the trees. The same process also effectively preserves the trees by preventing decay.Photo credit:
Thegreenj
Dead trees in the terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs, one of the
geothermal areas of Yellowstone National Park,
Wyoming, United States. These trees grew during inactivity of the mineral-rich
hot springs, and were killed when
calcium carbonate carried by spring water clogged the
vascular systems of the trees. The same process also effectively preserves the trees by preventing decay.Photo credit:
Thegreenj