Photographic evidence of rate of development of plant cover on the emergent island Anak Krakatau from 1971 to 1991 and implications for the effect of volcanism

Krakatau. A century of change

Auteurs :
THORNTON, I. W. B.
WALSH, D.
THORNTON, I. W. B.

Description :
Photographs of the vegetated North and East Forelands of Anak Krakatau, which emerged from the sea in 1930 and was totally devastated by volcanic activity in 1952/53, provide some evidence of rate of change of plant cover from grassland to woodland between 1971 and 1991. The series of photographs demonstrate that vegetational stages of the two forelands have not been synchronous and suggest that the North Foreland is lagging the East Foreland by about 12 years.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
GeoJournal, issn : 0343-2521, 1992, vol. 28, n°. 2, p. 249-259, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 36 réf.

Date :
1992

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Heidelberg, Springer