Figure 6From: BMC Ecologyimage competition 2014: the winning imagesWinner: landscape ecology and ecosystems. “An endorheic basin in Death Valley, California. Although annual precipitation rarely exceeds 100 mm/yr, a small number of plants are able to survive on the gravely slopes of the valley and on the muddy lakebed. Thousands of years ago this valley would have been far more wet and lushly vegetated.” Attribution: Benjamin Blonder.Back to article page