The Physical Geography of Brazil  [electronic resource] : Environment, Vegetation and Landscape  /
Salgado, André Augusto Rodrigues.editor.
Santos, Leonardo José Cordeiro.editor.
Paisani, Julio César.editor.
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).
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.
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).
Physical geography.
Geobiology.
Ecology .
Hydrology.
Environmental geography.
Area studies.
Physical Geography.
Biogeosciences.
Ecology.
Hydrology/Water Resources.
Environmental Geography.
Area Studies.