TY - BOOK ID - 46171371 TI - The Physical Geography of Brazil : Environment, Vegetation and Landscape AU - Salgado, André Augusto Rodrigues. AU - Santos, Leonardo José Cordeiro. AU - Paisani, Julio César. PY - 2019 SN - 3030043339 3030043320 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Physical geography. KW - Ecology. KW - Area studies. KW - Physical Geography. KW - Biogeosciences. KW - Hydrology/Water Resources. KW - Environmental Geography. KW - Area Studies. KW - Geography KW - Area research KW - Foreign area studies KW - Education KW - Research KW - Balance of nature KW - Biology KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Population biology KW - Study and teaching KW - Ecology KW - Geobiology. KW - Ecology . KW - Hydrology. KW - Environmental geography. KW - Aquatic sciences KW - Earth sciences KW - Hydrography KW - Water KW - Biosphere KW - Biogeography. KW - Water. KW - Political sociology. KW - Political Sociology. KW - Mass political behavior KW - Political behavior KW - Political science KW - Sociology KW - Hydrology KW - Areography (Biology) KW - Geographical distribution of animals and plants KW - Species KW - Species distribution KW - Sociological aspects KW - Geographical distribution UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:46171371 AB - This book presents the Brazilian natural space and environment. It describes the main environmental aspects of Brazil in relation to geology, climate, geomorphology, vegetation, fauna, water resources and environmental issues. The book presents a beautifully illustrated overview of the physical geography of the Amazon Forest, the central Brazilian savannah (Cerrado), the Cocais Forest, the semi-arid area (Caatinga), the Atlantic Forest area, the Pantanal (Brazilian wetlands), the Auraucárias Plateau, the Pampas area (South grasslands) and the Brazilian Coastal Environment (beaches and mangroves). ER -