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This work, written in an understandable way for the interested layperson, introduces into the unknown world of the CO 2 gas volcanoes, the so-called mofettes. A little explored world that lets animals die in the middle of Europe, changes the flora, influences soils and the atmosphere and can provide clues for upcoming volcanic eruptions. With the help of the botanical bioindication, such degassing points can also be found in the field and even used economically, e.g. in mineral water and fire extinguishers, for the preservation of food and for the healing of heart and skin diseases. In this biological-geological mofette guide, Prof. Hardy Pfanz explains where such phenomena can be found in Germany, but also worldwide, and what they tell us. He also reveals - with a wink - one or the other extraordinary and legendary thing about mofettes.
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Magmatic, Volcanic and Other Geogenic Gas Exhalations
Mofettes
Geological-Volcanological Basics
Carbon Dioxide: The Decisive Parameter for Mofettes
Mofettes as Habitats
Bacteria and Fungi
Animals
Mofettes and Climate
The Soils in Mofettes
The Importance and Use of Mofettes
The Mythical-Ethnological Significance of CO2−degassing
Danger from CO2: Human Tragedies
Mofexotic Stories and Mofette Pareidolia
Epilogue: Protection of Mofettes
Literature Cited and Further Reading
From Net
Index