The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, and the subsequent activity of the volcano dramatically and significantly influenced the flora and fauna of the mountain and the surrounding area in a variety ofways.Many observers expected that no organism would survive the event anywhere close to the mountain and that it would take several decades for plants and animals to reestablish.
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Crisafulli, C.M., MacMahon, J.A., Parmenter, R.R. (2005). Small-Mammal Survival and Colonization on the Mount St. Helens Volcano: 1980–2002. In: Dale, V.H., Swanson, F.J., Crisafulli, C.M. (eds) Ecological Responses to the 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28150-9_14
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