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  • Late Cenozoic of Península Valdés, Patagonia, Argentina

    An Interdisciplinary Approach

    Edited by Pablo Bouza, Andrés Bilmes ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    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. Using an interdisciplinary approach, that includes geological, biological and archeological perspectives of more than 30 specialists, an integrated description and analysis of the Cenozoic environments of ... Read more

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  • Advances in Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in Argentina

    Proceedings of the Seventh Argentine Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies Congress

    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents selected research highlights from the Seventh Argentine Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies Congress, hosted at Puerto Madryn, Northern Patagonia, Argentina by the Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies (AACYG). The congress included special sessions, symposia, invited lectures and posters on the following topics: Quaternary stratigraphy and geochronology ... Read more

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    Series Book 13 - Developments in Earth Surface Processes
    The main objective of the book is to offer a vision of the dynamics of the main disasters in South America, describing their mechanisms and consequences on South American societies. The chapters are written by selected specialists of each country. Human-induced disasters are also included, such as desertification in Patagonia and soil erosion in Brazil. The receding of South-American glaciers as a ... Read more

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    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents Brazil as a country of continental dimensions. Its territory has a large variety of rock types, geological structures and climates. The country has a large variety of landscapes, such as the humid plains of the Amazon River, the dry plateaus of the semi-arid region or the subtropical mountains of the southern region. On the coast, some plateaus and mountains, like the Serra do ... Read more

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  • Climatic and Environmental History of Isla de los Estados, Argentina

    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is the result of ten years’ of scientific research carried out by the authors on Isla de los Estados. The research includes their doctoral thesis and many published scientific papers related to the island.The book is divided into two principal parts. The first part covers different social and natural aspects of this remote island and includes chapters on the scientific and historical ... Read more

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    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
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