Abstract
The 200 years old Escorial lava flow in the south western Andes in Argentina is an excellent site to study geomorphic development on young volcanic landforms. After eruption the initial stage of landform development was the most active by damming the existing drainage system forming new lakes and the removal of fine ash particles by wind or water erosion. River incision is evident along the flow edges draining the new dammed lakes. Vegetational development is at an incipient stage and is prominent along the lava field edges; arboreal vegetation is developing in the shallower part of the flow where the vegetation cover is more than 50%, indicating the accumulation of soil deposits and water retention in small depressions. -Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 479-487 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
