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Landscapes and Landforms of Costa Rica [electronic resource] / edited by Adolfo Quesada-Román.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: World Geomorphological LandscapesPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024Edition: 1st ed. 2024Description: XI, 455 p. 332 illus., 328 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783031649400
Subject(s):
Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleLOC classification:
  • GB400-649
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: 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.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: The 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.
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Introduction: 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.

The 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.

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