Surtsey and Mount St. Helens: a comparison of early succession rates

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: R. del Moral, B. Magnússon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Surtsey
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-2099-2014; https://doaj.org/article/3e7c12384ec94b519f0ac012027caab5

Surtsey and Mount St. Helens are celebrated but very different volcanoes. Permanent plots allow for comparisons that reveal mechanisms that control succession and its rate and suggest general principles. We estimated rates from structure development, species composition using detrended correspondenc...