Pantanal Of Mato Grosso (Brazil), The
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Until now there has never been a monograph devoted to the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland. The subject has received scant attention in the international literature, so a number of scattered Portuguese papers are reviewed for an English-language readership. The book presents a broad treatment of the Pantanal, ranging from geology to flora, fauna, and the human presence. The publication of this book is most timely, and will be of crucial importance in decisions affecting the ambitious project for a second South American inland Waterway. Booknews The first comprehensive study in English of Brazil's Pantanal of Mato Grosso, the largest wetlands in the world and home for an amazing variety of plant and animal life. Por (evolution and ecology, The Hebrew U. of Jerusalem) does a great service by presenting this volume as the Pantanal's bordering countries seek to open a waterway at the Rio Paraguay which will, of course, affect this environmentally rich area. The author provides a history of its discovery by the Europeans, and slides up the evolutionary scale by presenting information on the Pantanal's geological data, climate, hydrochemistry, aquatic vegetation, terrestrial vegetation, aquatic meiofauna, fisheries, herpetofauna, avifauna, mammmals, and humans. The final sections regarding environmental issues and ecotourism are of particular value to readers interested in nature conservancy. Includes maps, illustrations, and photographs which are beautiful even in poorly produced black and white. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Preface1Introduction12Discovery33Limit and size54Geological data85Local geomorphological terminology146The Climate167River hydrology198The Amazonian connection229The flood regime2310The Pantanal lakes2811Hydrochemistry3112Soils3413How many Pantanals?3414Regional connections3715Introduction to the biology of the Pantanal3816Phytogeography4117Aquatic vegetation4418Terrestrial vegetation5019Fire in the Pantanal5720Zoogeography5821Aquatic meiofauna6022Macrobenthos6423Ichthyofauna6524Pantanal fisheries7125The herpetofauna7226The avifauna7727The mammals8428The humans in the Pantanal8929Environmental worries9830Nature conservancy and ecotourism100Taxonomic glossary111Geographical and ethnographic index118Subject index120
