MARTI, J. & ERNST, G. G. J. (eds) 2005. Volcanoes and the Environment. xv + 471 pp.: Cambridge, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. Price £50.00, US $90.00 (hard covers). ISBN 0 521 59254 2.

摘要

That volcanism can profoundly affect the environment will hardly come as a surprise when one calls to mind the scenes of devastation accompanying large eruptions. However, the nature of these impacts can be highly complex, their extent anything from local to global, and their duration lasting long after ash has ceased discharging from the vent. Furthermore, many non-erupting volcanoes modify proximal sedimentary environments as a result of their geomorphic expression and orographic influence;