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Landscapes and landforms of Costa Rica

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Landscapes and landforms of Costa Rica/ edited by Adolfo Quesada-Román.
other author:	Quesada-Román, Adolfo.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing : : 2024.,
Description:	xi, 455 p. :ill. (chiefly color), digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Geomorphology - Costa Rica. -
Online resource:	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

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