Spatial distribution of tropical wetlands in Central Brazil as influenced by geological and geomorphological settings

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue , 2013, Pages 161-169

  De Campos, Alfredo Borges ^a   de Cedro, Diego AntÔnio Botelho ^a   Tejerina Garro, Francisco Leonardo ^b   Bayer, Maximiliano ^a   Carneiro, Gabriel Tenaglia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Campo; Mata galeria; Seepage; Tropical wetlands; V rzea; Vereda

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; CLIMATE VARIATION; DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

BRAZIL;

MAURITIA FLEXUOSA;

EID: 84882894107     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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