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Biodiversity and land use systems in the fragmented Mata Atlanta of Rio de Janeiro
This book is a compendium of the results of an integrated inter- and transdisciplinary study of the land use systems and biodiversity of the Atlantic Forest region (Mata Atlântica) in Brazil. From 2002 – 2008 a team of 27 scientists from Europe and Latin America investigated the Biodiversity and land use systems and analysed the dynamic of the Atlantic Forest . The original research results and thematic conclusions as well as an extensive literature review will be useful for researchers, students and lecturers, applied scientists, policy-makers and decision makers in the fields of biodiversity conservation, sustainable land use planning, agriculture, agroforestry, soil science and botanic...
Lagoa Santa Karst: Brazil's Iconic Karst Region
This book discusses the Lagoa Santa Karst, which has been internationally known since the pioneering studies of the Danish naturalist Peter Lund in the early 1800s. It covers the speleogenesis, geology, vegetation, fauna, hydrogeology, geomorphology, and anthropogenic use of the Lagoa Santa Karst and is the first English-language book on this major karst area. The area, which has been at the heart of the debate on the origin and age of human colonization in the Americas, is characterized by a classical and scenic karst landscape with limestone cliffs, karst lakes and karst plains, in addition to numerous solution dolines. More than 1,000 caves have been documented in the area, many with significant archeological and paleontological value. Despite its great importance, the Lagoa Santa Karst faces severe environmental threats due to limestone mining and the expansion of the metropolis of Belo Horizonte and its surrounding towns. The growing recognition of the area’s remarkable significance has led to increasing concern, and a number of protected areas have now been established, improving the conservation status of this landmark karst area.
