Rivers of South America
eBook - ePub

Rivers of South America

  1. 800 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Rivers of South America

About this book

Rivers of South America examines the physical, chemical, and biological environment of South American Rivers, and the people living in their basins. The book explores the main river basins, with information on each river's history, physiography, clime, hydrology, biodiversity, ecological processes, environmental problems, management, and conservation. The book identifies conservation hotspots for riverine environments, and is enriched with a large number of maps, photos, graphs, and tables. This reference is important for aquatic ecologists, environmental authorities, local and national governments, academics, NGOs, and those interested in the preservation and management of flowing waters. - Presents boxed information in each chapter to provide clear and consistent highlights throughout - Provides a single source of information for South America's major rivers - Offers full-color photographs and topographical maps to demonstrate the beauty, major features, and uniqueness of each river system

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Information

Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2024
Topic
Biological Sciences
eBook ISBN
9780128225943
Subtopic
Ecology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Rivers of South America
  2. Cover
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Dedication
  7. Contributors
  8. Foreword
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. Chapter reviewers
  12. Chapter 1 Introduction to rivers of South America
  13. Chapter 2 Rivers of the Caribbean
  14. Chapter 3 Magdalena
  15. Chapter 4 Orinoco
  16. Chapter 5 Rivers of the North Atlantic
  17. Chapter 6 Amazonas
  18. Chapter 7 Amazonian Rivers from the Guiana Shield
  19. Chapter 8 Rivers from the Western Amazon
  20. Chapter 9 Madeira
  21. Chapter 10 Amazonian Rivers from the Brazilian Shield: Xingu and Tapajós
  22. Chapter 11 Tocantins and Araguaia
  23. Chapter 12 Rivers of the Northeast
  24. Chapter 13 São Francisco
  25. Chapter 14 Rivers of the Central Atlantic
  26. Chapter 15 Uruguay
  27. Chapter 16 Paraná
  28. Chapter 17 Paraguay
  29. Chapter 18 Rivers draining the Southern Gran Chaco
  30. Chapter 19 Pampean rivers
  31. Chapter 20 Colorado River system
  32. Chapter 21 Southern Atlantic rivers
  33. Chapter 22 Rivers flowing to the Southern Pacific
  34. Chapter 23 Rivers of the Central Pacific
  35. Chapter 24 Rivers of the Northern Pacific
  36. Chapter 25 An agenda for conservation of South American rivers
  37. Index
  38. Index - Continued

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