Late Cenozoic of Península Valdés, Patagonia, Argentina an interdisciplinary approach /
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. From an interdisciplinary approach, that includes geological, biological and archeological perspectives o...
| Other Authors: | Bouza, Pablo,, Bilmes, Andrés,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer,
2017.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
| Series: |
Springer earth system sciences.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.