Physical Geography of Brazil

Environment, Vegetation and Landscape

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Av André Augusto Rodrigues Salgado, Leonardo José Cordeiro Santos, Julio César Paisani

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This book presents the Brazilian natural space and environment. It describes the main environmental aspects of Brazil in relation to geology, climate, geomorphology, vegetation, fauna, water resources and environmental issues. The book presents a beautifully illustrated overview of the physical geography of the Amazon Forest, the central Brazilian savannah (Cerrado), the Cocais Forest, the semi-arid area (Caatinga), the Atlantic Forest area, the Pantanal (Brazilian wetlands), the Auraucárias Plateau, the Pampas area (South grasslands) and the Brazilian Coastal Environment (beaches and mangroves).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-02-13
Mått178 x 254 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieGeography of the Physical Environment
Antal sidor222
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030043322

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André Augusto Rodrigues Salgado is Bachelor and M.Sc. in Geography (Federal University of Minas Gerais/Brazil). He is Ph.D. in Geology (Federal University of Ouro Preto/Brazil) and in Geosciences (Aix-Marseille University/France). He is Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais and researcher at the CNPq/Brazil (National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development). Currently vice-president and ex-president of the Brazilian Geomorphology Union (UGB).

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Pampa: The South Brazil.- Chapter 3: Subtropical Araucaria Plateaus.- Chapter 4: Atlantic Tropical Brazil.- Chapter 5: Pantanal: The Brazilian Wetlands.- Chapter 6: Semi-Humid: The Landscape of Central Brazil.- Chapter 7: The Semi-Arid Domain of the NorthEast of Brazil.- Chapter 8: The Cocais Forest Landscape.- Chapter 9: Amazonia.- Chapter 10: Natural Landscapes along Brazillian Coastline.