The Recovery of vegetation at Kodiak
Griggs RF. 1918. The Recovery of vegetation at Kodiak. Pages 1-57. In Griggs RF. Scientific results of the Katmai Expeditions of the National Geographic Society I-X. Ohio State University. Ohio State University Bulletin
The great Katmai eruption deposited up to one foot of ash on Kodiak Island, which lays about 100 miles away from the site. The ash, which had a consistency of fine sand, devastated the vegetation, and it was thought that the plant life was irreparably damaged. Within two to three years, however, new growth was evident in such profusion as to upset even optimistic predictions. Initial new growth was attributed to regeneration of existing old roots. Once these plants became reestablished, conditions were created that allowed other species to gain a foothold. Refers to the 1912 eruption of Katmai.
- Type
- Book Chapter
- Authors
- Griggs, Robert
- Units
- KATM
- Keywords
- Ash, Katmai eruption, Katmai National Park And Preserve, Plants, Revegetation, Vegetation, Volcanic Eruptions, Volcanoes