Landscapes and Landforms of Brazil / / edited by Bianca Carvalho Vieira, André Augusto Rodrigues Salgado, Leonardo José Cordeiro Santos |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 333.720971 |
Collana | World Geomorphological Landscapes |
Soggetto topico |
Geomorphology
Physical geography Soil science Soil conservation Physical Geography Soil Science & Conservation |
ISBN | 94-017-8023-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Brazil: A Land of Beautiful and Undiscovered Landscapes -- Geological Background: A Tectonic Panorama of Brazil -- Long-Term Geomorphological Evolution of the Brazilian Territory -- Climates of Brazil: Past and Present -- Discovery Coast: The Brazilian Landscape First Sighted by Europeans -- The Todos Os Santos Bay –An Ephemeral High Stand Feature Incised into an Aborted Cretaceous Rift -- Brazil in the South Atlantic: The Fernando De Noronha and Trindade Archipelagos -- The Lençois Maranhenses: A Paradise of Dunes and Ponds -- One Island, Many Landscapes: Santa Catarina Island, Southern Brazilian Coast -- Antonina Bay and Superagui Island: A Mosaic Of Mountains, Coastal Plain and Atlantic Forest -- The Bertioga Coastal Plain: An Example of Morphotectonic Evolution -- Brazilian Pantanal: A Large Pristine Tropical Wetland -- Potiguar Basin: Diversity of Landscapes in the Brazilian Equatorial Margin -- The Anavilhanas And Mariuá Archipelagos: Fluvial Wonders from the Negro River, Amazon Basin -- The Rio Peruaçu Basin, An Impressive Multiphased Karst System -- Lagoa Santa Karst: Cradle of Brazilian Cave Studies -- Jalapão: Sedimentary Heritages in Central Brazil -- Chapada Das Mesas: Unknown Geomorphological Heritage -- Chapada Diamantina: A Remarkable Landscape Dominated by Mountains and Plateaus -- Chapada Dos Veadeiros: The Highest Landscapes in the Brazilian Central Plateau -- Chapada Do Araripe: A Highland Oasis Incrusted into the Semi-Arid Region of Northeastern Brazil -- Stone and Sand Ruins in the Drylands of Brazil: The Rustic Landscapes of Catimbau National Park -- Serra Da Capivara National Park: Ruinform Landscapes on the Parnaiba Cuesta -- Tepequém Mountains: A Relict Landscape in the Northern Amazon -- Carajás National Forest: Iron Ore Plateaus and Caves in Southeastern Amazon -- Serra Do Mar: The Most “Tormented” Relief in Brazil -- Itatiaia Massif: Morphogenesis of Southeastern Brazilian Highlands -- Southern Plateau and Itaimbezinho Canyon -- Quadrilátero Ferrífero’: A Beautiful and Neglected Landscape Between the Gold and Iron Ore Reservoirs -- Campos Gerais of Paraná: A Regional Palimpsest -- Foz Do Iguaçú: Regional Geomorphological Context of the Iguaçú Falls -- The Canastra Range: On the Way to São Francisco River Spring -- Southern Serra Do Espinhaço: The Impressive Plateau of Quartzite Ridges -- Itatim Geomorphological Site: Largest Concentration of Inselbergs in Brazil -- Pancas: The Kingdom of Bornhardts -- The Guanabara Bay, A Giant Body of Water Surrounded by Mountains in the Rio De Janeiro Metropolitan Area. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299430703321 |
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The Physical Geography of Brazil : Environment, Vegetation and Landscape / / edited by André Augusto Rodrigues Salgado, Leonardo José Cordeiro Santos, Julio César Paisani |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (X, 222 p. 97 illus., 94 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 910.02 |
Collana | Geography of the Physical Environment |
Soggetto topico |
Physical geography
Biogeography Ecology Water Hydrology Political sociology Physical Geography Biogeosciences Political Sociology |
ISBN | 3-030-04333-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Pampa: The South Brazil -- Chapter 3: Subtropical Araucaria Plateaus -- Chapter 4: Atlantic Tropical Brazil -- Chapter 5: Pantanal: The Brazilian Wetlands -- Chapter 6: Semi-Humid: The Landscape of Central Brazil -- Chapter 7: The Semi-Arid Domain of the NorthEast of Brazil -- Chapter 8: The Cocais Forest Landscape -- Chapter 9: Amazonia -- Chapter 10: Natural Landscapes along Brazillian Coastline. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337924603321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
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