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How were small and midsize mammals affected by the eruption?

April 26, 2017affected eruption mammals midsize small

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How were small and midsize mammals affected by the eruption?

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Before the 1980 eruption, the Mount St. Helens area supported about 35 small to midsize mammal species, not including bats. Although the volcano dramatically altered a vast terrain, scientists found that a surprisingly large number of these mammal species had survived in many locations.