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Dynamics of the Pantanal Wetland in South America

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Editors:
  1. Ivan Bergier

    1. Laboratório de Conversão de Biomassa, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa), Corumbá, Brazil

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  2. Mario Luis Assine

    1. IGCE - Departamento de Geologia Aplicada, UNESP- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil

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Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 37)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Underneath the Pantanal Wetland: A Deep-Time History of Gondwana Assembly, Climate Change, and the Dawn of Metazoan Life

    • Lucas V. Warren, Fernanda Quaglio, Marcello G. Simões, Bernardo T. Freitas, Mario L. Assine, Claudio Riccomini
    Pages 1-21

  3. Geology and Geomorphology of the Pantanal Basin

    • Mario L. Assine, Eder R. Merino, Fabiano N. Pupim, Lucas V. Warren, Renato L. Guerreiro, Michael M. McGlue
    Pages 23-50

  4. Paleolimnology in the Pantanal: Using Lake Sediments to Track Quaternary Environmental Change in the World’s Largest Tropical Wetland

    • Michael M. McGlue, Aguinaldo Silva, Mario L. Assine, José C. Stevaux, Fabiano do Nascimento Pupim
    Pages 51-81

  5. Avulsive Rivers in the Hydrology of the Pantanal Wetland

    • Mario Luis Assine, Hudson Azevedo Macedo, José Cândido Stevaux, Ivan Bergier, Carlos Roberto Padovani, Aguinaldo Silva
    Pages 83-110

  6. Terrestrial and Aquatic Vegetation Diversity of the Pantanal Wetland

    • Arnildo Pott, João Santos Vila da Silva
    Pages 111-131

  7. Metabolic Scaling Applied to Native Woody Savanna Species in the Pantanal of Nhecolândia

    • I. Bergier, S. M. Salis, P. P. Mattos
    Pages 133-144

  8. Alkaline Lake Dynamics in the Nhecolândia Landscape

    • Ivan Bergier, Alex Krusche, Frédéric Guérin
    Pages 145-161

  9. Methane and Carbon Dioxide Dynamics in the Paraguay River Floodplain (Pantanal) in Episodic Anoxia Events

    • Ivan Bergier, Ana P. S. Silva, Hernandes Monteiro, Frédéric Guérin, Hudson A. Macedo, Aguinaldo Silva et al.
    Pages 163-178

  10. Pesticides in the Pantanal

    • Eliana Freire Gaspar de Carvalho Dores
    Pages 179-190

  11. Historical Land-Use Changes in São Gabriel do Oeste at the Upper Taquari River Basin

    • Luz Selene Buller, Gustavo Bayma-Silva, Marilia Ribeiro Zanetti, Enrique Ortega, Anibal de Moraes, Thiago Goulart et al.
    Pages 191-208

  12. Natural and Environmental Vulnerability Along the Touristic “Estradas Parque Pantanal” by GIS Algebraic Mapping

    • Guilherme H. Cavazzana, Giancarlo Lastoria, Kennedy F. Roche, Taís G. T. Catalani, Antonio C. Paranhos-Filho
    Pages 209-226

  13. Climate Change Scenarios in the Pantanal

    • Jose A. Marengo, Gilvan S. Oliveira, Lincoln M. Alves
    Pages 227-238

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 239-243
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This book provides readers with in-depth insights into the changes in the Pantanal wetland from its formation to the actual and likely future states. It reveals that today’s Pantanal is an evolutionary consequence of geological, ecological and, more recently, man-made events taking place at distinct space-time intervals. Topics include geotectonics and sun-earth interactions, which largely dictate the rate of drastic changes that eventually disrupt ecological stability and radically rebuild the regional landscape. Furthermore, the biota-climate system is discussed as a major driver reshaping the ecohydrology functioning of the landscape on an intermediate timescale. Also covered are major changes in the landscape ecohydrology and biodiversity due to recent land-use and climate changes induced by humankind in the Anthropocene. The ability to recognize how those temporal scales impact the Pantanal wetland provides the opportunity for wise management approaches and the sustainable development of the region.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratório de Conversão de Biomassa, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa), Corumbá, Brazil

    Ivan Bergier

  • IGCE - Departamento de Geologia Aplicada, UNESP- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, Brazil

    Mario Luis Assine

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