Landscapes and Landforms of Brazil
This book presents Brazil as a country of continental dimensions. Its territory has a large variety of rock types, geological structures and climates. The country has a large variety of landscapes, such as the humid plains of the Amazon River, the dry plateaus of the semi-arid region or the subtropi...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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| Σειρά: | World Geomorphological Landscapes,
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- 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.
