Author: Virginia H. Dale

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2005-05-20

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780387238500

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.