Rivers of fire
Description
A volcanic eruption in Northern Queensland more than 199,000 years ago spewed lava streams 23 kilometres long creating the Undara lava tubes. A remarkable refuge for wildlife, researchers are drawn to the tubes to discover why the population of cave creatures is so high; to examine the similarity of its basalt to that on the Moon; and to observe the changes that the seasons bring to the lives of the bats, beetles, spiders, mites, flies and moths that inhabit them.
Runtime
27 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
1992
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?AUSV;2178048
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