[PCA] NEWS: Clash Over Rebirth of Mt. St. Helens
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Wed Aug 19 08:22:09 CDT 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/science/18helens.html?_r=1&ref=science
Clash Over Rebirth of Mt. St. Helens
By CORNELIA DEAN
Published: August 17, 2009
CASTLE ROCK, Wash. -- When Mount St. Helens erupted nearly 30 years ago,
it flattened more than 150 square miles of forest, spewed millions of tons
of mud and debris, filled the sky with ash and left at least 57 people
dead. In the process, it also created an unusual outdoor laboratory where
researchers have worked ever since to answer an increasingly urgent
question: How do landscapes recover after violent disturbance?
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