Geoheritage of the Middle Atlas (Morocco)
This book is a condensed summary of a broad spectrum of the geological heritage of the Middle Atlas. It has the particularity of proposing an in-depth synthesis and a critical review of the geoheritage of the region. The book addresses the issues related to geoheritage and methodologies for the sele...
| Other Authors: | Baadi, Khaoula,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer,
[2023]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xv, 240 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color). |
| Series: |
Geoheritage, geoparks and geotourism.
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Table of Contents:
- Part1. Introduction
- Chapter1. Geoheritage: A growing research topic in morocco and the middle atlas
- Part2. lithostratigraphic and sedimentological heritage
- Chapter2. Paleozoic-lower and middle lias lithostratigraphic and sedimentological geosites of the middle atlas (morocco): inventory and valorization
- Chapter3. The brown and ammonitic-rosso levels: geoheritage reflecting the toarcian lithostratigraphy of the middle atlas (morocco)
- Chapter4. Jbel serhla: A particular geosite of lithostratigraphic, paleogeographic and paleontological amplitude
- Chapter5. Cenozoic sites of the middle atlas (morocco): an alpine heritage to be preserved
- Part3. Palaeontological heritage
- Chapter6. The palaeontological heritage of vertebrates in the middle atlas (morocco): initiatives of inventory and assessment for a rare heritage threatened with degradation
- Chapter7. 3D virtual visit of the paleontological site of anchrif (middle atlas, morocco): a new perspective for the enhancement of geoheritage
- Part4. Hydric heritage
- Chapter8. Hydric geosites of middle atlas: a natural heritage under threat
- Chapter9. Fluvial heritage of the middle atlas (morocco): an essential element for regional sustainable development
- Part5. Karst heritage
- Chapter10. Exo- and endokarst of the middle atlas (morocco): from inventory to promotion
- Chapter11. Geomorphological study of the endo-karst of the middle atlas as a geological heritage to be preserved, case of the chaara cave, province of taza
- Chapter12. Biodiversity endokarstic of the middle atlas: an underground richness to inventory
- Part6. Volcanic heritage
- Chapter13. Volcanic landscape of the middle atlas: a representative heritage of moroccan geological history
- Chapter14. The volcanism of the plio-quaternary of azrou-timahdite plateau (central middle atlas, morocco): potential for geotourism development
- Part7. Conclusion
- Chapter15. Geoheritage: between geological heritage protection initiatives.