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Filtering by: Subject Volcanism -- Washington (State) -- Saint Helens, Mount Decade 1990-1999

Tourism and community perceptions : an examination of Mount St. Helens' tourism as perceived by local residents

Creator:

Baker, Randal G.

Abstract:

Since the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18,1980, the rural communities within its shadow have experienced tremendous change. Tourism has become a highly visible and somewhat controversial component of change in the region, and its importance to local economies has increased. As a result of increased tourism development...

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Dissertation
A landscape-scale analysis of vegetation recovery at Mount St. Helens

Creator:

Lawrence, Rick L.

Abstract:

I used satellite remote sensing to examine the key factors controlling the natural revegetation of Mount St. Helens since its eruption in 1980. The study required three stages: determining the amount of vegetation present; characterizing vegetation change; and analyzing the influence of factors affecting vegetation change. To determine the amount...

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Dissertation
Volcanism, Climate Change. and Prehistoric Cultural Succession in Southern Washington and North-Central Idaho

Creator:

Davis, Loren G. (Loren Gerald), 1969-

Abstract:

The cultural influence of volcanic eruptions has been emphasized in the archaeological literature. However, the larger effects that Mount St. Helens volcanic eruptions had upon prehistoric populations in the Pacific Northwest is not understood. This thesis asks questions of the archaeological and paleoenvironmental record of the Pacific Northwest to assess...

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Masters Thesis