Caption

Cleared forest area north of the village of Hirschberg, Soest district, dead spruce stands were felled, dead trees due to bark beetle infestation, Arnsberg Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Date

Mar 05, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK24H36_336

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No

Property release

No

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Rights managed

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120,7Mb (12,1Mb) / 26,5in x 17,7in / 7952 x 5304 (300dpi)

Keywords

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