Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon

Name: Smithsonian Atlas of the Amazon
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ISBN: 9781588341358

ISBN-10: 1588341356

ISBN-13: 9781588341358

Edition: 2003

Authors: Michael Goulding, Ronaldo Barthem, Efrem Ferreira

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More than 150 colour maps and vivid photographs provide spectacular views of the Amazon river and rainforest. Along the way, the authors explore many intriguing topics such as why some of the Amazon's tributaries have black water and what happens when the freshwater of the Amazon reaches the salty ocean.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Publication date: 3/17/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 9.50" wide x 11.20" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.750
Language: English

Michael Goulding is a senior scientist at the Rainforest Alliance, based in New York City.Nigel J.H. Smith is professor of geography at the University of Florida.Dennis J. Mahar is the World Bank's Resident Representative in Brazil.



Preface


Acknowledgments



Diverse Dimensions



Flow of the Rivers



Colorful Rivers and Wetlands



Human Footprints



Eastern Wetlands: The Amazon Meets the Atlantic



The Amazon River: The Giant



The Tocantins: The Dammed River



The Xingu and Tapajos Rivers: Clearwater Reflections



The Madeira: South America's Core



The Purus and Jurua Valleys: Lands of Meandering Rivers



The Ucayali and Maranon Valleys: In the Shadow of the Andes



The Northwestern Tributaries Region: Where the Equatorial Amazon and the Andes Meet



The Negro and the Trombetas: Black and Clear Waters from Ancient Lands



Conclusion: Everyone Lives Downstream


Bibliography


Photography Credits


Index