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Lagoa Santa Karst: Brazil's Iconic Karst Region: Cave and Karst Systems of the World

Editat de Augusto S. Auler, Paulo Pessoa
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 ian 2021
This book discusses the Lagoa Santa Karst, which has been internationally known since the pioneering studies of the Danish naturalist Peter Lund in the early 1800s. It covers the speleogenesis, geology, vegetation, fauna, hydrogeology, geomorphology, and anthropogenic use of the Lagoa Santa Karst and is the first English-language book on this major karst area.
 
The area, which has been at the heart of the debate on the origin and age of human colonization in the Americas, is characterized by a classical and scenic karst landscape with limestone cliffs, karst lakes and karst plains, in addition to numerous solution dolines. More than 1,000 caves have been documented in the area, many with significant archeological and paleontological value. Despite its great importance, the Lagoa Santa Karst faces severe environmental threats due to limestone mining and the expansion of the metropolis of Belo Horizonte and its surrounding towns. The growing recognition of the area’s remarkable significance has led to increasing concern, and a number of protected areas have now been established, improving the conservation status of this landmark karst area.



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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030359423
ISBN-10: 3030359425
Pagini: 330
Ilustrații: X, 330 p. 204 illus., 178 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 210 x 279 mm
Greutate: 0.78 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2020
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria Cave and Karst Systems of the World

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

Introduction.- 200 years of karst research in the Lagoa Santa area.- Geology of the Lagoa Santa Karst.- The vegetation of the karst region.- Fauna of the Lagoa Santa Karst.- Hydrological behaviour of karst lakes.- Karst soils and their relationship to geomorphology.- Karst landforms.- Karst groundwater routes and dynamics.- Speleogenesis in the Lagoa Santa Karst.

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This book discusses the Lagoa Santa Karst, which has been internationally known since the pioneering studies of the Danish naturalist Peter Lund in the early 1800s. It covers the speleogenesis, geology, vegetation, fauna, hydrogeology, geomorphology, and anthropogenic use of the Lagoa Santa Karst and is the first English-language book on this major karst area.
 
The area, which has been at the heart of the debate on the origin and age of human colonization in the Americas, is characterized by a classical and scenic karst landscape with limestone cliffs, karst lakes and karst plains, in addition to numerous solution dolines. More than 1,000 caves have been documented in the area, many with significant archeological and paleontological value. Despite its great importance, the Lagoa Santa Karst faces severe environmental threats due to limestone mining and the expansion of the metropolis of Belo Horizonte and its surrounding towns. The growing recognition of the area’s remarkable significance has led to increasing concern, and a number of protected areas have now been established, improving the conservation status of this landmark karst area.

Caracteristici

Offers a multidisciplinary overview of the Lagoa Santa Karst Is the first English-language book on this major karst area Adopts a unique approach to the topic that appeals to environmentalists, scientists and mining professionals