Late Cenozoic of Península Valdés, Patagonia, Argentina

An Interdisciplinary Approach

Pablo Bouza, Andrés Bilmes (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
XV, 314 Seiten
2017 | 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-48507-2 (ISBN)

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This book presents extensive and new information on the Cenozoic marine and continental systems of one of the most important World Heritage sites of Southern South America: The Península Valdés. Using an interdisciplinary approach, that includes geological, biological and archeological perspectives of more than 30 specialists, an integrated description and analysis of the Cenozoic environments of the study region is presented. The volume brings together an update of the geology, climate, geomorphology, soils, biodiversity, archeology and human impact of the Península Valdés. The scope of this book extends to any natural science researcher of the world interested on the Cenozoic history of the Península Valdés.

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1. Geotectonic setting and geological controls over the Cenozoic record.- 2. Geology and Stratigraphy.- 3. Present climate within a regional framework.- 4. Late Cenozoic landforms and landscape evolution.- 5. Soil landscapes: pedogenic processes and soil-geomorphic relationships.- 6. Vegetation: hotspots for conservation.- 7. Diversity and ecological interactions.- 8. Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the Miocene transgressions: sedimentary andpaleontological approaches.- 9. Coastal Quaternary morphodynamics.- 10. Groundwater resources.- 11. Archaeology.- 12. The Antropocene: soil degradation processes an spatially explicit assessment.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Springer Earth System Sciences
Zusatzinfo XV, 314 p. 66 illus., 62 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geologie
Schlagworte Arid environments • biodiversity • Cenozoic marine system • Earth and Environmental Science • earth sciences • Earth System Sciences • Environmental science, engineering and technology • geoarchaeology in Argentina • geoecology in Argentina • Geology • Geology and the lithosphere • geomorphology of the Valdes Peninsula • human impact in the Valdes Peninsula • physical geography • Physical geography and topography
ISBN-10 3-319-48507-5 / 3319485075
ISBN-13 978-3-319-48507-2 / 9783319485072
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