Landscapes and landforms of Brazil. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bianca Carvalho Vieira, André Augusto Rodrigues Salgado, Leonardo José Cordeiro Santos, editors.
• Editors: Vieira, Bianca Carvalho; Salgado, André Augusto Rodrigues; Santos, Leonardo José Cordeiro
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham [Switzerland] : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 551.410981; Geography; Landscapes -- Brazil; Landforms -- Brazil; Geomorphology -- Brazil; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Geomorphology; Landforms; Landscapes; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Physical geography & topography; Soil science, sedimentology; Physical geography; Soil conservation; Geological surface processes (geomorphology); Brazil; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789401780230; 9401780234; 9401780226; 9789401780223
• Related ISBNs: 9789401780223
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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