List of described ecosystems and biotopes

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Palau: Jellyfish Lake

Swarm of jellyfish from air.
Luxtonnere, Flickr / CC BY 2.0

Jellyfish Lake is one of the most exceptional small lakes in the whole world. This 420 m long marine lake is filled with up to 31 million of jellyfishes, isolated from the ocean over the last 12,000 years.

Suriname: Voltzberg - granite dome in tropical forest

View from Voltzberg to the east. Closer, to the left is seen summit of Granmisibergi. Mountain summit 5 km away, in the background - Van Stockumberg which rises more than 250 m above the surrounding plain.
David Evers, Flickr / CC BY 2.0

The little known upper reaches of Coppename River are covered with virgin tropical forest. In several locations above the rainforest rise dark grey giants - granite domes. The best known of these giant rocks is Voltzberg. Although it is visited by several hundreds of tourists each year, this beautiful monolith and its surroundings still hide many secrets waiting to be discovered.

American Samoa: Vailulu'u Eel City and Moat of Death

Dysommina rugosa eels in Nafanua Eel City.
NOAA / public domain.

There is an unique place east from the easternmost Samoa island. Deep under the sea a summit of new volcano is quickly rising towards the surface and thousands of rare eels are living on the summit of this volcano. This is the weird Vailulu'u Eel City.