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, Ecological Responses to the 1980 Eruption of
Mount St. Helens 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.
About the Editors:
Virginia Dale is a Corporate Fellow in the Environmental
Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She isalso 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.
2007 Award of Excellence:
Springer is pleased to announce that the editors and authors of
Ecological Responses to the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens have
won the 2007 Technical Publication Award from the Society of
Technical Communication, Willamette Valley Chapter.
Springer is pleased to announce that the editors and authors of
Ecological Responses to the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens have
won a 2007 Merit Award in the "Books" category of the Society for
Technical Communication's (STC) International Technical
Publications Competition. To read the press release, click on this
link: http:
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