Overview

The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, had a momentous impact on the fungal, plant, animal, and human life from the mountain to the far reaches of the explosion's ash cloud and mudflows. Although this intense natural event caused loss of substantial life and property, it also created a unique opportunity to examine a huge disturbance of natural systems and their subsequent responses. Based on one of the most studied areas of volcanic activity, this book synthesizes the ecological research that has been conducted for twenty-five years since the eruption.Research from geology as well as plant and animal ecology has been integrated in this unprecedented look at the complex interactions of biological and physical systems in the response of the volcanic landscape. Lessons from the volcano inform our larger understanding of ecosystem disturbances, natural processes, and the impact of land-use practices. Included are results of significant and long-term research on vegetation, mycorrhizae, plant and animal interactions, arthropods, amphibians, mammals, fish, lakes, nutrient cycling, geomorphology, and environmental management. This comprehensive account will be of value to those interested in natural history, ecology, disturbance, conservation biology, limnology, geoscience, and land management. Questions about what actually happens when a volcano erupts, what the immediate and long-term dangers are, and how life reasserts itself in the environment are discussed in full detail.

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Author:   Virginia H. Dale ,  J.F. Franklin ,  Frederick J. Swanson ,  Charles M. Crisafulli
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   2005 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.810kg
ISBN:  

9780387238500

ISBN 10:   0387238506
Pages:   342
Publication Date:   20 May 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Disturbance, Survival, and Succession: Understanding Ecological Responses to the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens.- Geological and Ecological Settings of Mount St. Helens Before May 18, 1980.- Physical Events, Environments, and Geological—Ecological Interactions at Mount St. Helens: March 1980–2004.- Survival and Establishment of Plant Communities.- Plant Responses in Forests of the Tephra-Fall Zone.- Plant Succession on the Mount St. Helens Debris-Avalanche Deposit.- Geomorphic Change and Vegetation Development on the Muddy River Mudflow Deposit.- Proximity, Microsites, and Biotic Interactions During Early Succession.- Remote Sensing of Vegetation Responses During the First 20 Years Following the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens: A Spatially and Temporally Stratified Analysis.- Survival and Establishment of Animal Communities.- Arthropods as Pioneers in the Regeneration of Life on the Pyroclastic-Flow Deposits of Mount St. Helens.- Posteruption Arthropod Succession on the Mount St. Helens Volcano: The Ground-Dwelling Beetle Fauna (Coleoptera).- Causes and Consequences of Herbivory on Prairie Lupine (Lupinus lepidus) in Early Primary Succession.- Responses of Fish to the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens.- Amphibian Responses to the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens.- Small-Mammal Survival and Colonization on the Mount St. Helens Volcano: 1980–2002.- Responses of Ecosystem Processes.- Mycorrhizae and Mount St. Helens:Story of a Symbiosis.- Patterns of Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling Across a Volcanic Disturbance Gradient: A Case Study Using Rodent Carcasses.- Lupine Effects on Soil Development and Function During Early Primary Succession at Mount St. Helens.- Response and Recovery of Lakes.- Lessons Learned.- Ecological Perspectives on Management of the MountSt. Helens Landscape.- Overview of Ecological Responses to the Eruption of Mount St. Helens: 1980–2005.

Reviews

<p>Aus den Rezensionen: <p><p> Vorliegendes Werk fasst die Ergebnisse von 25 Jahren post-eruptiver kologischer Forschung am Mount St. Helens und seiner Umgebung zusammen. In 20 Kapiteln stellen die 47 Autoren ihre Ergebnisse in einem umfassenden kologischen Kontext dar. Dem Textteil folgt [sic] eine Bibliographie, ein Glossar der wichtigsten Fachbegriffe sowie ein umfassender Index, der das gezielte Auffinden spezieller Informationen sehr erleichtert. Das Werk fasst geologische und kologische Ergebnisse und Interpretationen der im durch die Eruption betroffenen Gebiet laufenden Langzeitstudien in einer umfassenden Synthese zusammen (D. UHL, in: Zentralblatt f r Geologie und Pal ontologie Teil II, 2007, Issue 1-2, S. 115 f.)

From the reviews: <p> On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington state erupted violently a ] . In 20 chapters written by 48 contributors, this book provides an overview of the ecological and geological setting before the 1980 eruption and the geophysical environment created afterward. a ] A major contribution to disturbance ecology, this book belongs on every ecologista (TM)s bookshelf. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers. (R. L. Smith, CHOICE, November, 2005) <p> The eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 was one of the most significant events of recent times. It allowed us to haven an almost unprecedented chance to examine ecological processes a ] . This is a fascinating book. It provides one of the very few detailed accounts of change. a ] It follows that for those interested in this study, this is a crucial text. Mt. St. Helens makes a superb case study: this text makes the work accessible for those outside the immediate research community. (TENews, August, 2005) <p> The eruption of the Mount St. Helens in May 1980 was the most spectacular eruption since that of Krakatau in 1880 a ] . Due to the great progress in science, it was possible to organize immediately systematic and very complex research, results of which are comprehensively presented in the book published for 25th anniversary of the eruption. a ] The book is relevant not only for ecological theory, but also for practical restoration of disturbed sties. Moreover, one can read the book as a thrilling story. (Karel Prach, Folia Geobotanica, Vol. 41 (4), 2006)

Aus den Rezensionen: ! Vorliegendes Werk fasst die Ergebnisse von 25 Jahren post-eruptiver A-kologischer Forschung am Mount St. Helens und seiner Umgebung zusammen. In ! 20 Kapiteln stellen ! die 47 Autoren ! ihre Ergebnisse in einem umfassenden okologischen Kontext dar. ! Dem Textteil folgt [sic] eine ! Bibliographie, ein ! Glossar der wichtigsten Fachbegriffe sowie ein ! umfassender Index, der das gezielte Auffinden spezieller Informationen sehr erleichtert. Das Werk fasst geologische und okologische Ergebnisse und Interpretationen der im durch die Eruption betroffenen Gebiet laufenden Langzeitstudien in einer umfassenden Synthese zusammen ! (D. UHL, in: Zentralblatt fur Geologie und Palaontologie Teil II, 2007, Issue 1-2, S. 115 f.)

Author Information

Virginia Dale is a Corporate Fellow in the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  She is also an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee. Fred Swanson is a Research Geologist at the USDA Forest Service Pacific NW Research Station in Corvallis, OR. Charles Crisafulli is an Ecologist at the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research station in Olympia, WA.

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