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After the Blast : The Ecological Recovery of Mount St. Helens /

"How life bounces back from epic destruction On May 18, 1980, people all over the world watched with awe and horror as Mount St. Helens erupted in southwestern Washington. Fifty-seven people were killed, and hundreds of square miles of what had been lush forests and wild rivers were to all appe...

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Autor principal: Wagner, Eric Loudon (Autor, VerfasserIn.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2020
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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