The Pantanal of Mato Grosso (Brazil): World’s Largest WetlandsSpringer Science & Business Media, 6 de dez. de 2012 - 125 páginas Until now there has never been a monograph devoted to the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland. The subject has received scant attention in the international literature, so a number of scattered Portuguese papers are reviewed for an English-language readership. The book presents a broad treatment of the Pantanal, ranging from geology to flora, fauna, and the human presence. The publication of this book is most timely, and will be of crucial importance in decisions affecting the ambitious project for a second South American inland Waterway. |
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Limits and size | 5 |
Geological data | 8 |
Local geomorphological terminology | 14 |
The climate | 16 |
River hydrology | 19 |
The Amazonian connection | 22 |
Fire in the Pantanal | 57 |
Zoogeography | 58 |
Aquatic meiofauna | 60 |
Macrobenthos | 64 |
Ichthyofauna | 65 |
Pantanal fisheries | 71 |
The herpetofauna | 72 |
The avifauna | 77 |
The flood regime | 23 |
The Pantanal lakes | 28 |
Hydrochemistry | 31 |
Soils | 34 |
Regional connections | 37 |
Introduction to the biology of the Pantanal | 38 |
Phytogeography | 41 |
Aquatic vegetation | 44 |
Terrestrial vegetation | 50 |
The mammals | 84 |
The humans in the Pantanal | 89 |
Environmental worries | 98 |
Nature conservancy and ecotourism | 100 |
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Geographical and ethnographic index | 118 |
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