Lavas and ferns, Hawaii 2005
Childs, Iraphne R. (2005) Lavas and ferns, Hawaii 2005. [Image]
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Abstract
The first plants to colonise new lava fields of Kilauea volcano are ferns. The basaltic Hawaiian lavas produce fertile soils and rainfall around Kilauea is high. Ferns take root in small pockets in the solidified lava where rainwater collects and soil nutrients begin to form. The fern in this image is a Polypodium pellucidum one of the most common ferns on the lava fields.
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| Item Type: | Image | ||||||||
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| Collection: | Asia-Pacific Images: 1970s-1990s | ||||||||
| Sub-Collection Title: | United States (Hawaii) |
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| Date: | 2005 | ||||||||
| Keywords: | lava; ferns; native plants | ||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2013 13:03 | ||||||||
| Last Modified: | 29 May 2022 23:59 | ||||||||
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright Iraphne R. Childs. | ||||||||
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| URI: | https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/342 | ||||||||
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