Structural traits of woody plants and geomorphological conditions to the vegetation recovery at Ksudach caldera (Southern Kamchatka) since the explosive eruption in 1907

• Published in: Journal of Mountain Science
• Main Authors: Kopanina, Anna V., Lebedeva, Ekaterina V., Vlasova, Inna I., Talskikh, Anastasia V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Ksudach caldera; Pioneer species; Woody plants; Bark; Pyroclastic deposits; Geomorphological processes; Kamchatka Peninsula; Kamchatka; Tundra
• Online Access: http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/50442; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-019-5583-8

This study considers the restoration of the plant cover destroyed by a catastrophic volcano eruption in the south of Kamchatka Peninsula (the Ksudach caldera, Shtyubel cone), with a particular attention to the role of woody plants. It aims to qualitatively estimate (at a qualitative level) the rate...