Geodiversity assessment of Paraná State (Brazil): An innovative approach

Environmental Management

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 541-552

  Pereira, Diamantino Insua ^a   Pereira, Paulo ^a   Brilha, José ^a   Santos, Leonardo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assessment; Geodiversity; Indices; Mapping; Nature conservation; Paran State (Brazil)

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; GEODIVERSITY; INDICES; INDUSTRIAL MINERAL; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; LAND-USE PLANNING; MINERAL WATER; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS;

BEVERAGES; LITHOLOGY; MAPPING; MINERAL SPRINGS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; STRATIGRAPHY;

CONSERVATION;

METAL; MINERAL;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DIVERSITY INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GEODIVERSITY; LAND USE PLANNING; MAPPING; NATURAL RESOURCE; NATURE CONSERVATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAND USE; LITHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPRING; STONE ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHY;

BRAZIL; PARANA [BRAZIL];

BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GEOLOGY;

EID: 84883461981     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0100-2     Document Type: Article

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