Geoheritage of the Middle Atlas (Morocco)

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Furthermore, it highlights the karst heritage by exposing an inventory of exo- and endokarst geosites in order to emphasize some unique sites on a national and African scale as well as revealing the underground biodiversity related to this heritage.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-06-17
Mått210 x 279 x 21 mm
Vikt866 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieGeoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism
Antal sidor240
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031270727

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Arkeologi inom Historia och arkeologi
Geovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Paleontologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Khaoula Baadi PhD in Geosciences and Natural Development at the Faculty of Sciences Dhar el Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (Fez, Morocco). She also works in several teaching schools in Canada. Her work focuses on the theme of geology and geoheritage. Among her research works is the methodological issues concerning the systematic inventory of all geosites in the Middle Atlas (Morocco) and their quantitative assessment. She is a member in several associations and federations for the protection and promotion of the Moroccan geological heritage. She is also a reviewer in various international journals.

Part1. Introduction.- Chapter1. Geoheritage: A growing research topic in morocco and the middle atlas.- Part2. lithostratigraphic and sedimentological heritage.- Chapter2. Paleozoic-lower and middle lias lithostratigraphic and sedimentological geosites of the middle atlas (morocco): inventory and valorization.- Chapter3. The brown and ammonitic-rosso levels: geoheritage reflecting the toarcian lithostratigraphy of the middle atlas (morocco).- Chapter4. Jbel serhla: A particular geosite of lithostratigraphic, paleogeographic and paleontological amplitude.- Chapter5. Cenozoic sites of the middle atlas (morocco): an alpine heritage to be preserved.- Part3. Palaeontological heritage.- Chapter6. The palaeontological heritage of vertebrates in the middle atlas (morocco): initiatives of inventory and assessment for a rare heritage threatened with degradation.- Chapter7. 3D virtual visit of the paleontological site of anchrif (middle atlas, morocco): a new perspective for the enhancementof geoheritage.- Part4. Hydric heritage.- Chapter8. Hydric geosites of middle atlas: a natural heritage under threat.- Chapter9. Fluvial heritage of the middle atlas (morocco): an essential element for regional sustainable development.- Part5. Karst heritage.- Chapter10. Exo- and endokarst of the middle atlas (morocco): from inventory to promotion.- Chapter11. Geomorphological study of the endo-karst of the middle atlas as a geological heritage to be preserved, case of the chaara cave, province of taza.- Chapter12. Biodiversity endokarstic of the middle atlas: an underground richness to inventory.- Part6. Volcanic heritage.- Chapter13. Volcanic landscape of the middle atlas: a representative heritage of moroccan geological history.- Chapter14. The volcanism of the plio-quaternary of azrou-timahdite plateau (central middle atlas, morocco): potential for geotourism development.- Part7. Conclusion.- Chapter15. Geoheritage: between geological heritage protection initiatives.