Wind dispersed seeds and plant recovery on the Mount St. Helens debris avalanche

Seed dispersal and plant establishment were monitored for 4 years on the debris avalanche created by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. The number of plants on the deposit increased over time t...

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