Overview
- Clear introduction to CO2 volcanoes, written in an understandable way
- Also for the interested layperson
- The only scientific non-fiction book about mofettes
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About this book
This work, written in an understandable way for the interested layperson, introduces into the unknown world of the CO 2 gas volcanoes, the so-called mofettes. A little explored world that lets animals die in the middle of Europe, changes the flora, influences soils and the atmosphere and can provide clues for upcoming volcanic eruptions. With the help of the botanical bioindication, such degassing points can also be found in the field and even used economically, e.g. in mineral water and fire extinguishers, for the preservation of food and for the healing of heart and skin diseases. In this biological-geological mofette guide, Prof. Hardy Pfanz explains where such phenomena can be found in Germany, but also worldwide, and what they tell us. He also reveals - with a wink - one or the other extraordinary and legendary thing about mofettes.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Univ.- Prof. Dr. Hardy Pfanz holds the chair for applied botany and volcano biology at the University of Duisburg-Essen since 1996. Pfanz studied biology and geography at the University of Würzburg. In addition to volcano biology, his research focuses on botanical ecophysiology and ecotoxicology as well as phytopathology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cold Breath of Dormant Volcanoes
Book Subtitle: The Unknown World of CO2 Mofettes
Authors: Hardy Pfanz
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-65375-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-65374-6Published: 14 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-65375-3Published: 13 December 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 202
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 83 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Earth Science, Biogeosciences, Geochemistry, Plant Sciences, Geology