Lagoa Santa Karst: Brazil's Iconic Karst Region

This book discusses the Lagoa Santa Karst, which has been internationally known since the pioneering studies of the Danish naturalist Peter Lund in the early 1800s. It covers the speleogenesis, geology, vegetation, fauna, hydrogeology, geomorphology, and anthropogenic use of the Lagoa Santa Karst an...

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Other Authors: S. Auler, Augusto. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Pessoa, Paulo. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
Series:Cave and Karst Systems of the World,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35940-9
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