The New Vegetation of Krakatão
THE great volcanic eruption of Krakatão in August 1883 will be fresh in most memories. It was at one time reported that the island had totally disappeared, but this was not so. Previous to the eruption, however, it was covered with a luxuriant vegetation, no trace of which existed after the event.
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Nature (London) 1888-08, Vol.38 (980), p.344-345 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | THE great volcanic eruption of Krakatão in August 1883 will be fresh in most memories. It was at one time reported that the island had totally disappeared, but this was not so. Previous to the eruption, however, it was covered with a luxuriant vegetation, no trace of which existed after the event. |
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| ISSN: | 0028-0836 1476-4687 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/038344a0 |