國立虎尾科技大學 |

Landscapes and landforms of Costa Rica

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Landscapes and landforms of Costa Rica/ edited by Adolfo Quesada-Román.
其他作者:	Quesada-Román, Adolfo.
出版者:	Cham :Springer International Publishing : : 2024.,
面頁冊數:	xi, 455 p. :ill. (chiefly color), digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
標題:	Geomorphology - Costa Rica. -
電子資源:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64940-0
ISBN:	9783031649400

Landscapes and landforms of Costa Rica
Landscapes and landforms of Costa Rica[electronic resource] /edited by Adolfo Quesada-Román. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2024. - xi, 455 p. :ill. (chiefly color), digital ;24 cm. - World geomorphological landscapes,2213-2104. - World geomorphological landscapes..

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.

ISBN: 9783031649400

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-031-64940-0doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1482386
Geomorphology
--Costa Rica.

LC Class. No.: GB139.C8

Dewey Class. No.: 551.41097286

Landscapes and landforms of Costa Rica
LDR:02960nam a2200337 a 4500 001 1154624
003 DE-He213
005 20241003131149.0
006 m d
007 cr nn 008maaau
008 250619s2024 sz s 0 eng d
020 $a 9783031649400 $q (electronic bk.)
020 $a 9783031649394 $q (paper)
024 7 $a 10.1007/978-3-031-64940-0 $2 doi
035 $a 978-3-031-64940-0
040 $a GP $c GP
041 0 $a eng
050 4 $a GB139.C8
072 7 $a RBGD $2 bicssc
072 7 $a SCI031000 $2 bisacsh
072 7 $a RBGD $2 thema
082 0 4 $a 551.41097286 $2 23
090 $a GB139.C8 $b L263 2024
245 0 0 $a Landscapes and landforms of Costa Rica $h [electronic resource] / $c edited by Adolfo Quesada-Román.
260 $a Cham : $c 2024. $b Springer International Publishing : $b Imprint: Springer,
300 $a xi, 455 p. : $b ill. (chiefly color), digital ; $c 24 cm.
490 1 $a World geomorphological landscapes, $x 2213-2104
505 0 $a 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.
520 $a 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.
650 0 $a Geomorphology $z Costa Rica. $3 1482386
650 0 $a Landforms $z Costa Rica. $3 1482387
650 1 4 $a Geomorphology. $3 566098
650 2 4 $a Geology. $3 670379
700 1 $a Quesada-Román, Adolfo. $3 1482385
710 2 $a SpringerLink (Online service) $3 593884
773 0 $t Springer Nature eBook
830 0 $a World geomorphological landscapes. $3 1019683
856 4 0 $u https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64940-0
950 $a Earth and Environmental Science (SpringerNature-11646)