Semiarid Ecosystem
Select a location to see the contents.
Storymap
Points of interest
Life explodes in the brief periods when water is available thanks to countless single-celled algae that can withstand drought by remaining dormant in ...
Bombina variegata pachypus
This small amphibian lives both in temporary pools of water and in the streams, watering troughs, swamps and ponds of the Apennine areas, from Liguria ...
Freshwater micro-organisms include many belonging to little-known but very widespread groups. For instance, rotifers are found in virtually every aquatic ...
Natrix tessellata
Like other species of the Natrix genus found in Italy, the dice snake prefers to live in rivers, lakes and streams. It feeds on aquatic species, including ...
Very commonly found in freshwater environments, Euglena viridis is a photosynthetic single-cell organism that uses its dozens of chloroplasts for the ...
The freshwater crab Potamon fluviatile can be found at the bottom of ravines. At dusk it can be observed leaving its hiding places by rocks and ponds ...