1 / 10

Equilibrium and change

Equilibrium and change. The story of Krakatoa. August 27, 1983 The island was destroyed along with every living thing in its lush forests The remaining part of the island was buried in over 40 m of volcanic ash. Within 9 months, life returned to the island! How?

otylia
Download Presentation

Equilibrium and change

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Equilibrium and change

  2. The story of Krakatoa • August 27, 1983 • The island was destroyed along with every living thing in its lush forests • The remaining part of the island was buried in over 40 m of volcanic ash

  3. Within 9 months, life returned to the island! • How? • Seeds were carried to the island by wind, the sea, and birds. • Within 100 years, a lush rainforest community had been established!

  4. Lupines were the first plants to appear after the eruption of Mount St. Helens, in Washington State

  5. Succession

  6. What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?

  7. Case Study: Kirtland’s Warbler • Dense, young jack pine forest ONLY! • Nest on the ground. • Forage in low parts of the trees.

  8. Why jack pine? • Their cones only open after the trees have been cleared away by forest fire or after logging (in the summer sun)

  9. What is the importance of succession?

More Related