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The Physical Geography of South America presents an enduring statement of the continent's fascinating environments. Written by international specialists, it addresses themes ranging from tectonism and climate change to biotoc endemism; analyzes specific regions from the Amazon forests to the Patagonian steppes; and evaluates human impacts on the environment over time.
Contents
I. Systematic Framework
1: Antony R. Orme: The Tectonic Framework of South America
2: Antony R. Orme: Tectonism, Climate, and Landscape Change
3: René D. Garreaud and Patricio Aceituno: Atmospheric Circulation and Climatic Variability
4: Geoffrey O. Seltzer: Late Quaternary Glaciation of the Tropical Andes
5: Thomas Dunne and Leal Anne Kerry Mertes: Rivers
6: Kenneth R. Young, Paul E. Berry, and Thomas T. Veblen: Flora and Vegetation
7: Stanley Buol: Soils
8: Peter Meserve: Zoogeography
II Regional Environments
9: Peter Furley: Tropical Forests of the Lowlands
10: P.E. Rundel, P.E. Villagra, M.O. Dillon, S. Roig-Juñent, and G. Debandi: Arid and Semi-Arid Ecosystems
11: Juan J. Armesto, Mary T.K. Arroyo, and Luis F. Hinojosa: The Mediterranean Environment of Central Chile
12: Kenneth R. Young and Blanca León, Peter M. Jørgensen, and Carmen Ulloa Ulloa: Tropical and Subtropical Landscapes of the Andes
13: Thomas T. Veblen: Temperate Forests of the Southern Andean Region
14: José María Paruelo, Estebán G. Jobbágy, Martín Oesterheld, Rodolfo A. Golluscio, and Martín R. Aguiar: Grasslands and Steppes of Patagonia and the Río de la Plata Plains
15: José Araya-Vergara: Ocean Coasts and Continental Shelves
III Nature in the Human Context
16: William M. Denevan: Pre-European Human Impacts on Tropical Lowland Environments
17: Gregory Knapp: The Legacy of European Colonialism
18: Carol P. Harden and Glenn G. Hyman: Agriculture and Soil Erosion
19: César Caviedes: Impacts of El Niño-Southern Oscillation on Natural and Human Systems
20: Jorgelina Hardoy and David Satterthwaite: Environmental Impacts of Urbanism
21: Thomas T. Veblen, Kenneth R. Young, and Antony R. Orme: Future Environments of South America
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