Caption

Spruce trees, dead due to bark beetle infestation, in the middle of a healthy, intact deciduous forest, Sauerland, Märkischer Kreis, near Altena, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

May 11, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK26J26_316

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

172.3Mb (57.4Mb) / 31.7in x 21.1in / 9504 x 6336 (300dpi)

Keywords

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