SIMPLE LAWS IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS

GALLERY

A visual record of fieldwork, lab moments, and lab life across the Cape Floristic Kingdom, Tibetan Plateau, and beyond.

Jonkershoek Nature Research, Stellenbosch, Western Cape Dipterocarp forest canopy bridges in XishuangBanna, Yunnan, China Fynbos biodiversity of the western cape, South Africa Built structure around Bird Nest Stadium, Beijing Fynbos and Cape Town city bowl side by side, viewed from Table Mountain The endemic species Cyrtanthus ventricosus emerges after fire in the highly nutrient-starved soils of the Fynbos biome. Flowering plants of Erica in the hyper-biodiverse plant community of the Fynbos biome rely on the world's thinnest roots to compete effectively for scarce nitrogen in soils. River flowing through Karst system, Guilin, Guangxi, China Biocrust (photo credit: Shloka) Alpine grassland, Haibei, Northern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Biocrust in seasonal river bed, 11,800 feet elevation Alpine shrub vs grassland