Ecological Responses to the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens
Download or Read eBook Ecological Responses to the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens PDF written by Virginia H. Dale and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-01-16 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Virginia H. Dale |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 2006-01-16 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780387281506 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0387281509 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Ecological Responses to the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens by : Virginia H. Dale
Book excerpt: The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens caused tragic loss of life and property, but also created a unique opportunity to study a huge disturbance of natural systems and their subsequent responses. This book synthesizes 25 years of ecological research into of volcanic activity, and shows what actually happens when a volcano erupts, what the immediate and long-term dangers are, and how life reasserts itself in the environment.
