03405nam a22004335i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001400153072001700167072002300184072001600207245010300223250001800326264007500344300006600419336002600485337002600511338003600537347002400573490005000597505170000647520021002347650001902557650001302576650001902589650001302608700008602621710003402707773002602741776003602767776003602803776003602839830005002875856004602925978-3-031-64940-0DE-He21320251030113124.0cr nn 008mamaa241003s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830316494007 a10.1007/978-3-031-64940-02doi 4aGB400-649 7aRBGD2bicssc 7aSCI0310002bisacsh 7aRBGD2thema10aLandscapes and Landforms of Costa Ricah[electronic resource] /cedited by Adolfo Quesada-Román.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer International Publishing :bImprint: Springer,c2024.  aXI, 455 p. 332 illus., 328 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aWorld Geomorphological Landscapes,x2213-21040 aIntroduction: Landscapes and Landforms of Costa Rica -- A synopsis of the Geology, Geotectonic and Geological History of Costa Rica -- Morphotectonic regions of Costa Rica: A review and updated classification -- Volcanic geomorphology of Costa Rica -- Mass movements dynamics and morphologies in Costa Rica -- Fluvial landscapes of Costa Rica: An overview of dynamic rivers -- Lakes in Costa Rica -- Main karstic landscapes and caves of Costa Rica -- Glacial and periglacial landscapes in Costa Rica -- Coastal and shallow marine geomorphology of Costa Rica -- A Costa Rican Biological Puzzle ⸻The geological, landscape, and vicariance history as a conditioning of the past and present biogeography -- Agricultural Landscapes of Costa Rica -- Anthropogenic geomorphology of Costa Rica -- Geoheritage, geoconservation, and geotourism promotion in Costa Rica -- Biogeomorphological evolution of Arenal stratovolcano: A field laboratory to investigate relationships between volcanic activity, erosion, and vegetation succession -- Tectonic geomorphology of the Fortuna Fault and the Venado Transtensive System, Northern Costa Rica -- Geomorphology and morphometric aspects of the upper region of the Barva Volcano, Costa Rica -- Geomorphology and slope instability in a densely populated county such as Escazú, San José, Costa Rica -- Caves in volcanic terrains in Costa Rica with the description of new volcano-speleogenetic mechanisms -- Landslides of the Middle Reventazón catchment – lithological and topographic controls -- Geomorphology of the Caribbean coastal plains of northern Costa Rica: the realm of avulsive fluvial systems -- Highly weathered soils landscapes of Costa Rica.  aThe book presents a general to detailed perspective of the most updated geomorphological works in Costa Rica. The book will be very interesting for professionals, researchers, general public, and students. 0aGeomorphology. 0aGeology.14aGeomorphology.24aGeology.1 aQuesada-Román, Adolfo.eeditor.4edt4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303164939408iPrinted edition:z978303164941708iPrinted edition:z9783031649424 0aWorld Geomorphological Landscapes,x2213-210440uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64940-0