Gebundenes Buch

The Physical Geography of Brazil

Environment, Vegetation and Landscape

Herausgegeben: Salgado, André Augusto Rodrigues; Santos, Leonardo José Cordeiro; Paisani, Julio César

Beschreibung

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).

Autor

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).

Produktdetails

• Geography of the Physical Environment
• Verlag: Springer / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-030-04332-2
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 623g
• ISBN-13: 9783030043322
• ISBN-10: 3030043320
• Artikelnr.: 54277292