Keywords:
Geology -- South Atlantic Ocean.
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Coastal zone management -- Brazil.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
This is the first book to cover the Holocene geology and geomorphology of the entire 8,500 kilometers of the Brazilian coast. It characterizes the coast in terms of Holocene geology, geomorphology, oceanographic conditions and the location of barrier types.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (389 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783540447719
Series Statement:
Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences Series ; v.107
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=3063636
DDC:
551.46135
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Coastal Barriers - An Introduction -- Chapter 2 The Coastal Zone of Brazil -- Chapter 3 The Holocene Coastal Barriers of Rio Grande do Sul -- Chapter 4 The Holocene Barrier Systems of the Santa Catarina Coast, Southern Brazil -- Chapter 5 The Holocene Barrier Systems of Paranaguá and Northern Santa Catarina Coasts, Southern Brazil -- Chapter 6 Sedimentology and Morphological Evolution of the Ilha Comprida Barrier System, Southern São Paulo Coast -- Chapter 7 Barrier and Beach Ridge Systems of the Rio de Janeiro Coast -- Chapter 8 The Holocene Barrier Strandplains of the State of Bahia -- Chapter 9 The Mesotidal Barriers of Rio Grande do Norte -- Chapter 10 The Holocene Barriers of Maranhão, Piauí and Ceará States, Northeastern Brazil -- Chapter 11 The Subsiding Macrotidal Barrier Estuarine System of the Eastern Amazon Coast, Northern Brazil -- Subject Index.
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