| Description |
1 online resource (870 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Contents |
Intro; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; Notes on contributors; INTRODUCTION; The Pantanal: A largeSouth American wetland and itsposition in limnological theory; Aspects of geological andsedimentological evolution of the Pantanal plain; The soil diversity of the Pantanal; Hydrology of surface and ground watersin the Pantanal floodplains; A preliminary classification of habitatsof the Pantanal of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, and its relationto national and international wetlandclassification systems |
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Cerrado stream valleys and theirvegetation: Structure, impacts byerosion, and recuperation strategiesHydrochemistry of lakes, rivers andgroundwater; Biogeochemical characterization ofwater, plants and soils in the floodplainsof the Northern Pantanal of MatoGrosso (Brazil) -- A comparison with Central-Amazonian floodplains; PART II Plant Life; Phytoplankton, periphyton, andmetaphyton of the Pantanal floodplains:species composition and richness, density, biomass, and primaryproduction; Species diversity, distribution, andbiomass of aquatic macrophytes of the Pantanal |
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Species diversity of terrestrial plants andhuman impact on the vegetation of the PantanalLandscape units of the Pantanal:structure, function, and human use; Natural and cultivated pastures andtheir use by cattle; PART III Animal Life; Zooplankton: species diversity, abundance and community development; Benthic invertebrates of the Pantanaland its tributaries; Arthropods associated with a forestof Attalea phalerata Mart. (Arecaceae)palm trees in the Northern Pantanal; Ecology of Pantanal Fish |
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Diversity, ecology, management andconservation of amphibians and reptilesof the Brazilian Pantanal: a reviewThe Birds of the Pantanal; Mammals in the Pantanal wetland, Brazil; Stable isotope ecology of the food websof the Pantanal; PART IV HUMAN USE, IMPACTS, AND CONSERVATION; Fishery and fishing resources in the Pantanal; Ecology and management of Caimanyacare (Daudin 1802) of the BrazilianPantanal; Ribeirinhos between ecological adaptation and modernisation; Gold- mining near Poconé:environmental, social, and economicimpact; Human impacts and environmentalproblems in the Brazilian Pantanal |
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Traditional Knowledge in the PantanalRegion in Brazil and Potential Usage inModern Medicine: The Legal Frameworkfor Bioprospection in BrazilTraditional beef cattle ranching andsustainable production in the Pantanal; Traditional use of vegetation forcattle-raising in the Pantanal on the Brazilian-Bolivian border; Suggestions for a sustainablemanagement concept for the Pantanal; CONCLUSIONS; Ecology, biodiversity and sustainable management of the Pantanal: a synthesis; Index |
| Summary |
Richlly illustrated with color and b/w photos, drawings, maps, tabs, graphs, index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 853-857) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Ecology -- Pantanal
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Biodiversity -- Pantanal
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Biodiversity conservation -- Pantanal
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Sustainable development -- Pantanal
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NATURE -- Essays.
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NATURE -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism.
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Biodiversity
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Biodiversity conservation
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Ecology
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Sustainable development
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| SUBJECT |
Pantanal -- Environmental conditions
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| Subject |
South America -- Pantanal
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Junk, Wolfgang J.
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| ISBN |
9789546424938 |
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9546424935 |
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