Volcanic Landscapes and Associated Wetlands of Lowland Patagonia
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Beschreibung
This book presents the most relevant basaltic plateau exposures in the provinces of Neuquén (northern Patagonia) and Santa Cruz (southern Patagonia), and analyzes their geomorphological and morphometric characteristics. The existence of wetland ecosystems near the volcanic plateaus is quantified, thus providing indexes that describe the quantitative relationships between these landscape features. These indexes also make it possible to estimate the development of these wetlands in non-surveyed areas, opening the door for studying remote, isolated areas by means of remote sensing images. In turn, the book proposes a numerical classification system for this type of landscape that summarizes the main geomorphological and hydrological characteristics.
This book presents the most relevant basaltic plateau exposures in the provinces of Neuquén (northern Patagonia) and Santa Cruz (southern Patagonia), and analyzes their geomorphological and morphometric characteristics. The existence of wetland ecosystems near the volcanic plateaus is quantified, thus providing indexes that describe the quantitative relationships between these landscape features. These indexes also make it possible to estimate the development of these wetlands in non-surveyed areas, opening the door for studying remote, isolated areas by means of remote sensing images. In turn, the book proposes a numerical classification system for this type of landscape that summarizes the main geomorphological and hydrological characteristics.teristics.
The first-ever book on this subject and region Richly illustrated offering an extensive selection of original pictures of a poorly known region of South America Synthesizes the current state of knowledge on the Cenozoic volcanic units of southern Patagonia and their landscapes Develops the hydrogeomorphological/underground water movement model in unprecedented detail Describes the intimate relationship between natural and socioeconomic environments in one of the least densely populated regions in the world
Autor*in
Elizabeth Mazzoni
Themen in »Volcanic Landscapes and Associated Wetlands of Lowland Patagonia«
Cenozoic Volcanic Landscapes Basaltic Plateaux Geomorphology of Wetlands Wet Meadows Wetlands in Lowland Patagonia Environmental Geography