Surtsey: A Case Study in “Self-Willed Land” Dave Foreman often reminded us that “wilderness” means “self-willed land” — land where natural processes are left alone to unfold as they will. But is

Instead of arguing about the wilderness concept in an abstract or idealistic sense, I propose considering a case study in which scientists openly describe their work as protecting a landscape and its ecological processes free from human interference: the island of #Surtsey.

The epic roll and smell of song of the year from St. Louis' Surtsey.

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#surtsey #indierock #countrytwang

Surtsey - Wikipedia

Today is the 62nd #birthday of the #volcanic #island #Surtsey 🥳 Happy birthday Surtsey😻
Only #scientist and #animals are allowed to #hedgewatch on this island. Our humans got a few weeks ago pictures from a friend who visited Surtsey😻

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#Iceland #volcano

Die meisten Spezies kommen mit den Vögeln nach Surtsey Was verhilft Pflanzen zur Ausbreitung über längere Distanzen? Eine neue Studie zeigt: Es hängt vor allem von den Vögeln ab.

Die Autoren der Studie regen an, die Rolle von Vögeln bei der Verbreitung von Arten künftig stärker zu beachten. #Surtsey #Island
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#Birds have carried the majority of the seeds from which plants have sprouted on the uninhabited #volcanic island of #Surtsey, off #Iceland's southwest coast. This runs counter to conventional theories about plant colonisation on islands.

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17-Oct-2025
New study overturns long-held assumptions about how plants spread to #islands
A new study from #Iceland’s #Surtsey island shows that #birds carried most of the #plants that colonised the island, challenging long-held beliefs that seed or fruit shape determines how plants spread […]

Putative ‘Dispersal Adaptations’ Do Not Explain the Colonisation of a Volcanic Island by Vascular Plants, but Birds Can It is widely assumed that adaptations for long-distance dispersal are identifiable from seed and fruit traits used to define ‘dispersal syndromes’. Sixty years of monitoring a new island allowed us t...

Our new study with @drandygreen.bsky.social
overturns the idea that seed or fruit traits determine plant spread. #botany #SeedDispersal #IslandEcology #Surtsey #Iceland #PlantScience #BirdEcology #EcologyLetters doi.org/10.1111/ele....

A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference? The volcanic island of Surtsey emerged in the 1960s, and scientists say studying its development offers hope for damaged ecosystems worldwide

Fascinating read!! #Surtsey
We need to take note!!

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A new island erupted from the sea – can it show us how nature works without human interference? The volcanic island of Surtsey emerged in the 1960s, and scientists say studying its development offers hope for damaged ecosystems worldwide

A positive ‘uplifting’ story of how a small island was born in 1963 and now grows green.
Amazing!
#NewIsland
#Surtsey

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Surtsey is the world's youngest island. It was created in 1963 from an undersea volcanic eruption off the coast of Iceland, and has since been carefully studied to learn how plants and fauna start growing in a brand-new patch of land.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #405: Surtsey.
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#surtsey #iceland #islands #babyislands #newislands #volcanoes #geology #science #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

Hello USA!

I will be at Book No Further this Saturday, reading from my book Stranded!, talking about my other works and (probably) buying waaay too many books. See you there! ☺️

#ævarsbækur #stranded #barefootbooks #childrensbooks #childrenspublishing #iceland #volcano #surtsey