tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post315835718007589530..comments2024-03-24T18:05:27.769+11:00Comments on Ian Fraser, talking naturally: From Lord Howe to our bathroom; frond memoriesIan Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-91138078192556103172012-08-28T15:32:35.424+10:002012-08-28T15:32:35.424+10:00What an excellent question! Simple answer - I don&...What an excellent question! Simple answer - I don't know, but I'm sure someone must have looked at it in general at least. In fact I'm sure I remember studies being done on Krakatoa (later at least) and on a much more recent volcanic islet (off Iceland??). It must be a log-type curve; the more plants establish in crumbled rock (ie 'soil'), the more they break the rock down, and introduce organic material, and so more plants grow, etc. I imagine the hard bit was the establishment. Can anyone help?Ian Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-5698627460164072412012-08-28T15:16:01.774+10:002012-08-28T15:16:01.774+10:00And when you are under time pressure, people ask y...And when you are under time pressure, people ask you stupid questions via comment. Has anyone calculated how long after Lord Howe emerged before there was enough soil to support plants the size of these palms?<br /><br />MartinFlabmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com