Kōrero: Life in hot springs

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Extremophiles

Hot springs, Ōrākei Kōrako

Hot springs, Ōrākei Kōrako

Acid hot spring, Rotokawa

Acid hot spring, Rotokawa

The tree of life

The tree of life

Champagne Pool, Waiotapu

Champagne Pool, Waiotapu (1 o 2)

Thermophilic life in Champagne Pool

Thermophilic life in Champagne Pool (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Thermophiles

Fibrous silica from Wairākei

Fibrous silica from Wairākei

Hot spring with cyanobacteria

Hot spring with cyanobacteria

Microbial mats

Microbial mats (1 o 2)

Piece of cyanobacterial mat

Piece of cyanobacterial mat (2 o 2)

Tokaanu geyser surrounded by bacteria

Tokaanu geyser surrounded by bacteria

Microbial mat from an undersea volcano

Microbial mat from an undersea volcano

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Acidophiles

Sinter, Lake Rotokawa

Sinter, Lake Rotokawa

Cyanidium cells

Cyanidium cells

Crater lake, White Island

Crater lake, White Island (1 o 2)

Acid stream, White Island

Acid stream, White Island (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Sinter

Sinter, Opaheke

Sinter, Opaheke

The Pink Terrace

The Pink Terrace

Sinter growth covering vegetation

Sinter growth covering vegetation

Micro-organisms, Champagne Pool

Micro-organisms, Champagne Pool (1 o 3)

Filamentous micro-organisms

Filamentous micro-organisms (2 o 3)

Spicule

Spicule (3 o 3)

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Bruce Mountain, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/life-in-hot-springs/media (accessed 14 November 2019)

Story by Bruce Mountain, published 12 Jun 2006