Effects of seagulls on ecosystem respiration, soil nitrogen and vegetation cover on a pristine volcanic island, Surtsey, Iceland

• Main Authors: B. D. Sigurdsson, B. Magnusson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2010
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Surtsey; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/8bc478d9c2f04f82a6fb71f31c07ad03

When Surtsey rose from the North Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland in 1963, it became a unique natural laboratory on how organisms colonize volcanic islands and form ecosystems with contrasting structures and functions. In July, 2004, ecosystem respiration rate ( R e ), soil properties and surface cov...