Vietnam, Con Dao - The photo shows a dark stone, smoothed by seawater, lying on the beach and densely covered with barnacles and small mussel shells. The upper half of the stone is deep black and almost free of vegetation, while the lower zone is completely covered by a living crust of marine organisms - a typical sign of an area that is regularly washed by the tides. The colonisation of barnacles, mussel remains and other hard substrate dwellers is not accidental: it shows that the stone has served as a firm foothold in the water over a long period of time. Such structures play an important role in coastal ecology, as they provide microhabitats for algae, small crustaceans and other marine life. At the same time, it shows how the sea continuously moulds, covers and changes material - an interplay of erosion, growth and deposition. The image is suitable for themes such as coastal biology, nature documentation, structures of the sea, ecological transition zones or quiet beach details.
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