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The Guayana Highlands in northeastern tropical America, rising from lowland rain forests and savannas up to 3000 m elevation, are characterized by ancient tablelands called tepuis. The peatlands that developed on the tepuis constitute unique and fascinating ecosystems and are the focus of this volume, which starts with an overview of tropical and subtropical peats, followed by an introduction to the geo-ecological features of the Guayana region as a whole, with special emphasis on the diversity of the vegetation cover from lowlands to uplands to highlands. The core subject centers on the properties and dating of the peat deposits and the interpretation of the chronological record in terms of past environmental changes. The well illustrated book will appeal to a broad range of scientists interested in tropical highland peats, including quaternarists, soil scientists, geomorphologists, geographers, geologists, ecologists, botanists, hydrologists, conservationists, and land use planners.

Peatlands --- Peatland ecology --- Botany --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Geography --- Ecology --- Plant Ecology --- Physical Geography --- Life sciences. --- Geobiology. --- Geomorphology. --- Ecosystems. --- Plant ecology. --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology. --- Soil science. --- Soil conservation. --- Life Sciences. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Plant Ecology. --- Biogeosciences. --- Soil Science & Conservation. --- Wetland ecology --- Wetlands --- Endangered ecosystems. --- Conservation of soil --- Erosion control, Soil --- Soil erosion --- Soil erosion control --- Soils --- Agricultural conservation --- Soil management --- Plants --- Nature conservation --- Threatened ecosystems --- Biotic communities --- Control --- Prevention --- Conservation --- Phytoecology --- Vegetation ecology --- Ecology . --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Agriculture --- Earth sciences --- Biology --- Biosphere --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Geomorphic geology --- Physiography --- Physical geography --- Landforms --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Floristic ecology

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Geografie --- Soil management. --- Soil salinization. --- Soils, Salts in --- Remote Sensing --- Remote Sensing Toepassingen. --- Remote sensing.

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The book represents a multidisciplinary approach to understanding soil–landscape–vegetation relationships and, specifically, the ecophysiology of plant communities developing on sandy soils of very low fertility that are subject to seasonal flooding. It provides an overview of the white sand ecosystems within the Amazon basin, and focuses on the forest and herbaceous (meadows) vegetation growing on the dystrophic sandy soils of the upper Negro and Orinoco river basins. Several chapters describe physiographic aspects of the study area using integrated remote sensing and in situ sampling. By doing so they attain a comprehensive description of the origin and evolution of soils and landscapes, an advanced classification of soils, and a mapping of the geographic distribution of psammophilous vegetation. This volume also provides a phytosociological classification of extensive forested areas, and a detailed description of the structure and diversity of little-known herbaceous formations. It targets professionals in the fields of ecology, ecophysiology, geomorphology, soils, vegetation, and the environmental sciences. The information it offers may be of significant use to researchers, protected area planners, and environmental policy makers.

Biotic communities. --- Soil science. --- Plant ecology. --- Geomorphology. --- Ecophysiology. --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology. --- Ecosystems. --- Soil Science. --- Plant Ecology. --- Conservation Biology. --- Ecological physiology --- Environmental physiology --- Physiological ecology --- Ecology --- Physiology --- Geomorphic geology --- Physiography --- Physical geography --- Landforms --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Botany --- Floristic ecology --- Phytoecology --- Plants --- Vegetation ecology --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Agriculture --- Earth sciences --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Nature conservation

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This updated and revised second edition brings geopedology issues into the current context. This new edition extends the work on popular topics such as digital soil mapping, GIS and landscape mapping, and it also gives valuable insight with up-to-date theoretical discussions and new application with relevant case studies. This textbook offers a proven approach for reliable mapping of soil-landscape relationships to derive information for policy, planning and management at scales ranging from local to regional. Filled with didactic elements such as case studies, visual aids (maps, charts and figures), questions and answers, the book is of interest to geohazard studies, land use conflict analysis, land use planning, land degradation assessment, and land suitability analysis. Soil is a vital resource for society at large and an important determinant of the economic status of nations. The intensification of natural disasters and the increased land use competition for food and energy have raised awareness of the relevant role the pedosphere plays in natural and anthropogenic environments. Recent papers and global initiatives show a renewed interest in soil research and its applications for improved planning and management of this fragile and finite resource.

Soil science. --- Geomorphology. --- Geographic information systems. --- Environmental management. --- Soil Science. --- Geographical Information System. --- Environmental Management. --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Geographical information systems --- GIS (Information systems) --- Information storage and retrieval systems --- Geomorphic geology --- Physiography --- Physical geography --- Landforms --- Pedology (Soil science) --- Agriculture --- Earth sciences --- Geography

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This updated and revised second edition brings geopedology issues into the current context. This new edition extends the work on popular topics such as digital soil mapping, GIS and landscape mapping, and it also gives valuable insight with up-to-date theoretical discussions and new application with relevant case studies. This textbook offers a proven approach for reliable mapping of soil-landscape relationships to derive information for policy, planning and management at scales ranging from local to regional. Filled with didactic elements such as case studies, visual aids (maps, charts and figures), questions and answers, the book is of interest to geohazard studies, land use conflict analysis, land use planning, land degradation assessment, and land suitability analysis. Soil is a vital resource for society at large and an important determinant of the economic status of nations. The intensification of natural disasters and the increased land use competition for food and energy have raised awareness of the relevant role the pedosphere plays in natural and anthropogenic environments. Recent papers and global initiatives show a renewed interest in soil research and its applications for improved planning and management of this fragile and finite resource.

Geology. Earth sciences --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Pedology --- Geography --- bodemkunde --- GIS (geografisch informatiesysteem) --- milieubeleid --- geomorfologie