Late Cenozoic of Península Valdés, Patagonia, Argentina : an interdisciplinary approach

This book presents extensive and new information on the Cenozoic marine and continental systems of one of the most important world heritage sites of Southern South America: The Península Valdés. From an interdisciplinary approach, that includes geological, biological and archeological perspectives o...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Bouza, Pablo (Editor), Bilmes, Andrés (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer, 2017.
SeriesSpringer earth system sciences.
Subjects
Geology > Argentina > Valdés Peninsula.
Geology, Stratigraphic > Cenozoic.
Argentina > Valdés Peninsula.
From 65 million years ago
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319485089
9783319485072
ISSN2197-9596
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Geotectonic setting and geological controls over the Cenozoic record
  • 2. Geology and Stratigraphy
  • 3. Present climate within a regional framework
  • 4. Late Cenozoic landforms and landscape evolution
  • 5. Soil landscapes: pedogenic processes and soil-geomorphic relationships
  • 6. Vegetation: hotspots for conservation
  • 7. Diversity and ecological interactions
  • 8. Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the Miocene transgressions: sedimentary andpaleontological approaches
  • 9. Coastal Quaternary morphodynamics
  • 10. Groundwater resources
  • 11. Archaeology
  • 12. The Antropocene: soil degradation processes an spatially explicit assessment.

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