Volcanic Landscapes and Associated Wetlands of Lowland Patagonia

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mazzoni, Elizabeth (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Rabassa, Jorge (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: The Latin American Studies Book Series,
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.