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Lagoa Santa Karst: Brazil's Iconic Karst Region

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 an...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: S. Auler, Augusto (Editor), Pessoa, Paulo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
Series:Cave and Karst Systems of the World
Subjects:
Geology
Conservation Biology
Archaeology
Environmental Management
Paleontology
Paleontology 
Physical Geography
Ecology 
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 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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