Volcanic Landscapes and Associated Wetlands of Lowland Patagonia

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Mazzoni, Elizabeth (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Rabassa, Jorge (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: The Latin American Studies Book Series,
• Θέματα: Geomorphology.; Geology.; Environmental geography.; Environmental Geography.

This book presents the most relevant basaltic plateau exposures in the provinces of Neuquén (northern Patagonia) and Santa Cruz (southern Patagonia), and analyzes their geomorphological and morphometric characteristics. The existence of wetland ecosystems near the volcanic plateaus is quantified, t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: Patagonia basalt tablelands ("escoriales") and their significance in the genesis of wetlands
• Patagonian cenozoic magmatic activity
• Geomorphology of the patagonian volcanic landscapes: provinces of neuquén (Northern Patagonia) and santa cruz (Southern Patagonia)
• Wetlands associated to the basaltic plateaus: range of influence of the "escoriales" and wet meadows indexes
• The environmental value of volcanic landscapes and wetlands of lowland patagonia and their state of conservation.