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Montserrat
History of Montserrat
The Island of Montserrat's landscape is dominated by the Soufrière Hills Volcano. The volcano is an andesitic stratovolcano that formed in a subduction zone. The Atlantic Plate is subducting beneath the Caribbean Plate, and this plate motion continues to provide the energy for a very active volcano. Much of the island was devastated from the major eruptive activity in mid-to-late 90s and early 2000s and the volcano remains active today.
Astrobiology On A Tropical Island?
Volcanic Environments
Volcanic Environments
Volcanic Environments
Montserrat is a volcanic island and it was built with andesitic rock. Although much of the island is covered with vegetation, many areas remain with exposed rock or fresh mud derived from eroding volcanic rock. Montserrat is also home to several freshwater springs whose inhabitants have yet to be explored.
Seafloor Ecology
Volcanic Environments
Volcanic Environments
Montserrat is home to pristine coral reefs as well as coastal regions that have been devastated by and are recovering from pyroclastic flows. The proximity of the volcano to shallow and deep marine sites also presents the opportunity to understand how the volcano is influencing nearby seafloor communities that may be primarily photosynthetic or are characterized as chemosynthetic. Our understanding of the impact of the volcano and its eruptions on the marine realm is limited, especially since those communities that are most at risk remain within an exclusion zone.
