The Physical Geography of Brazil

Environment, Vegetation and Landscape
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-04332-2
Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 694 g

Reihe: Geography of the Physical Environment

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).

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Salgado, André Augusto Rodrigues

Santos, Leonardo José Cordeiro

Paisani, Julio César

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Biogeographie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Hydrologie, Hydrogeologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Physische Geographie und Topographie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Allgemeines, Karten & Atlanten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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).