Volcanoes and the environment / edited by Joan Martí and Gerald Ernst.
"Volcanoes and the Environment is a comprehensive and accessible text incorporating contributions from some of the world's authorities in volcanology. This book is an indispensable guide for those interested in how volcanism affects our planet's environment. It spans a wide variety of...
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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Table of Contents:
- Understanding the physical behavior of volcanoes / Steven N. Carey
- Volcano hazards / Robert I. Tilling
- Anticipating volcanic eruptions / Joan Martí and Arnau Folch
- Volcanoes and the geological cycle / Ray A.F. Cas
- Effects of volcanic eruptions on the atmosphere and climate / Stephen Self
- Volcanoes, hydrothermal venting, and the origin of life / Karl O. Stetter
- Volcanism and mass extinctions / Paul B. Wignall
- Effects of modern volcanic eruptions on vegetation / Virginia H. Dale, Johanna Delgado-Acevedo, and James MacMahon
- Animals and volcanoes: survival and revival / John S. Edwards
- Human impacts of volcanoes / Peter J. Baxter
- Volcanoes, geothermal energy, and the environment / Wendell A. Duffield
- Volcano-hosted ore deposits / Harold L. Gibson
- Industrial uses of volcanic materials / Grant Heiken
- Volcanoes, society, and culture / David K. Chester
- Volcanoes and the economy / Charlotte Benson.