Introduction—The Impacts of the 2008 Eruption of Kasatochi Volcano on Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska

*Corresponding author: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, U.S.A. tdegange@usgs.gov {U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, 95 Sterling Highway, Suite 1, MS 505, Homer, Alaska 99603, U.S.A. {School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4004, U.S.A. 1U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Volcano Observatory, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508, U.S.A.

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