Physical Geography of South America

Name: Physical Geography of South America
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ISBN: 9780195313413

ISBN-10: 0195313410

ISBN-13: 9780195313413

Edition: 2007

Authors: Thomas T. Veblen, Kenneth R. Young, Antony R. Orme

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The Physical Geography of South America, the eighth volume in the Oxford Regional Environments series, presents an enduring statement on the physical and biogeographic conditions of this remarkable continent and their relationships to human activity. It fills a void in recent environmental literature by assembling a team of specialists from within and beyond South America in order to provide an integrated, cross-disciplinary body of knowledge about this mostly tropical continent, together with its high mountains and temperate southern cone. The authors systematically cover the main components of the South American environment - tectonism, climate, glaciation, natural landscape changes,…

Book details

List price: $145.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/29/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 11.10" wide x 8.50" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 2.508
Language: English

JEFFNER ALLEN is Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton and author of reverberations across the shimmering CASCADAS.




Systematic Framework



The Tectonic Framework of South America




Tectonism, Climate, and Landscape Change




Atmospheric Circulation and Climatic Variability




Late Quaternary Glaciation of the Tropical Andes




Rivers




Flora and Vegetation




Soils




Zoogeography




Regional Environments



Tropical Forests of the Lowlands




Arid and Semi-Arid Ecosystems




The Mediterranean Environment of Central Chile




Tropical and Subtropical Landscapes of the Andes




Temperate Forests of the Southern Andean Region




Grasslands and Steppes of Patagonia and the Rio de la Plata Plains




Ocean Coasts and Continental Shelves




Nature in the Human Context



Pre-European Human Impacts on Tropical Lowland Environments




The Legacy of European Colonialism




Agriculture and Soil Erosion




Impacts of El Nino-Southern Oscillation on Natural and Human Systems




Environmental Impacts of Urbanism




Future Environments of South America



Index