Effects of seagulls on ecosystem respiration, soil nitrogen and vegetation cover on a pristine volcanic island, Surtsey, Iceland

When Surtsey rose from the North Atlantic Ocean south of Iceland in 1963, it became a unique natural laboratory on how organisms colonize volcanic islands and form ecosystems with contrasting structures and functions. In July, 2004, ecosystem respiration rate (<i>R</i>&am...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: B. D. Sigurdsson, B. Magnusson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-03-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/883/2010/bg-7-883-2010.pdf