After the volcanic eruption of 1980, scientists released the burrowing rodents for only a brief time, but their activities ...
Scientists released gophers onto a plot of land two years after the eruption obliterated the landscape—and the results were ...
W hen Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It ...
In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated local ecosystems, but an experimental introduction of gophers has ...
A team of American scientists sought to learn whether an American team of burrowing rodents could help restore Mount St ...
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The ...
St. Helens’ mountain recovery shows how gophers and fungi revived barren land. They spurred long-lasting ecological regrowth ...
In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated local ecosystems, covering 22,000 square miles with 540 million tons of ...
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 scattered roughly 540 million tons of ash over an area of more than 22,000 square ...
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists ...
the gophers were allowed to do what gophers do best for 24 hours. [Related: After Mount St. Helens erupted, scientists fought to preserve its devastation.] “They’re often considered pests ...