How Volcanoes Build New Islands
In short: A look at the geological process of volcanic accretion and how life colonizes newly formed islands like Surtsey and Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai.
A 1:49 short film in the series “Nature's Extremes”.
Sources used in this film: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “The Early Microbial Colonizers of a Short-Lived Volcanic Island in the Kingdom of Tonga”; Cambridge University Press, “The Volcanic Island of Surtsey, Iceland, a Quarter-century After it ‘Rose from the Sea’ | Environmental Conservation | Cambridge Core”.
Sources used in this film
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — The Early Microbial Colonizers of a Short-Lived Volcanic Island in the Kingdom of Tonga · View →
- Cambridge University Press — The Volcanic Island of Surtsey, Iceland, a Quarter-century After it ‘Rose from the Sea’ | Environmental Conservation | Cambridge Core · View →
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- Summary by Intellect · source: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): The Early Microbial Colonizers of a Short-Lived Volcanic Island in the Kingdom of Tonga
- Also: Cambridge University Press: The Volcanic Island of Surtsey, Iceland, a Quarter-century After it ‘Rose from the Sea’ | Environmental Conservation | Cambridge Core
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