Geological and biological development of volcanic islands
Geological and biological development of volcanic islands
Editor(s): J.-A. Subke, B. D. Sigurdsson, P. Einarsson, B. Magnusson, K. Gunnarsson, H. Adsersen, S. Jewett, T. New, and N. M. Pérez
Young volcanic islands provide interesting natural labs to study both geological and ecosystem processes that have long ago shaped the entire planet. As soon as a new volcanic island is born it starts to change because of colonization of new organisms, weathering and other geological processes. The present issue brings together ten papers on ecological-, biogeochemical- and geophysical process studies of volcanic islands. Most papers were given at the international conference “Geological and Biological Development of Volcanic Islands: Surtsey 50th Anniversary Conference” that took place 12-15 August 2013 in Reykjavik, Iceland, but the special issue was also open for other submissions within its scope.

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27 Mar 2015
Biostratigraphic evidence for dramatic Holocene uplift of Robinson Crusoe Island, Juan Fernández Ridge, SE Pacific Ocean
P. Sepúlveda, J. P. Le Roux, L. E. Lara, G. Orozco, and V. Astudillo
Biogeosciences, 12, 1993–2001, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-1993-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-1993-2015, 2015
24 Feb 2015
Microbial colonization in diverse surface soil types in Surtsey and diversity analysis of its subsurface microbiota
V. Marteinsson, A. Klonowski, E. Reynisson, P. Vannier, B. D. Sigurdsson, and M. Ólafsson
Biogeosciences, 12, 1191–1203, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-1191-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-1191-2015, 2015
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03 Dec 2014
Colonization of an empty island: how does a plant with a plastic gender system respond?
M. Philipp and H. Adsersen
Biogeosciences, 11, 6657–6665, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6657-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6657-2014, 2014
02 Dec 2014
Quantification of iron-rich volcanogenic dust emissions and deposition over the ocean from Icelandic dust sources
O. Arnalds, H. Olafsson, and P. Dagsson-Waldhauserova
Biogeosciences, 11, 6623–6632, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6623-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6623-2014, 2014
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29 Nov 2014
Spatial genetic structure of the sea sandwort (Honckenya peploides) on Surtsey: an immigrant's journey
S. H. Árnason, Ǽ. Th. Thórsson, B. Magnússon, M. Philipp, H. Adsersen, and K. Anamthawat-Jónsson
Biogeosciences, 11, 6495–6507, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6495-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6495-2014, 2014
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17 Nov 2014
Effects of seabird nitrogen input on biomass and carbon accumulation after 50 years of primary succession on a young volcanic island, Surtsey
N. I. W. Leblans, B. D. Sigurdsson, P. Roefs, R. Thuys, B. Magnússon, and I. A. Janssens
Biogeosciences, 11, 6237–6250, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6237-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6237-2014, 2014
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16 Oct 2014
Accumulation of nitrogen and organic matter during primary succession of Leymus arenarius dunes on the volcanic island Surtsey, Iceland
G. Stefansdottir, A. L. Aradottir, and B. D. Sigurdsson
Biogeosciences, 11, 5763–5771, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-5763-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-5763-2014, 2014
09 Oct 2014
Plant colonization, succession and ecosystem development on Surtsey with reference to neighbouring islands
B. Magnússon, S. H. Magnússon, E. Ólafsson, and B. D. Sigurdsson
Biogeosciences, 11, 5521–5537, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-5521-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-5521-2014, 2014
20 Aug 2014
Bryophyte colonization history of the virgin volcanic island Surtsey, Iceland
G. V. Ingimundardóttir, H. Weibull, and N. Cronberg
Biogeosciences, 11, 4415–4427, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-4415-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-4415-2014, 2014
14 Apr 2014
Surtsey and Mount St. Helens: a comparison of early succession rates
R. del Moral and B. Magnússon
Biogeosciences, 11, 2099–2111, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-2099-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-2099-2014, 2014
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