Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Glacier changes since the Little Ice Age -- Chapter 3. An inventory of proglacial systems in Austria, Switzerland and across Patagonia -- Chapter 4. Debris-covered glaciers -- Chapter 5. Closing the balance of ice, water and sediment fluxes through the terminus of Gepatschferner -- Chapter 6. (Ground) Ice in the proglacial zone -- Chapter 7. Periglacial mor…
Environmental Assessment and Monitoring of Agrisilvicultural Systems -- Environmental Impacts and Restoration Ecology of Natural and Agricultural Habitats -- Investigations and Applications in Environmental Biotechnology -- Spatiotemporal Patterns of Marine Biodiversity and Terrestrial Paleobiodiversity -- Socio-economics of Geotourism and Archaeology.This edited volume is based on the best pap…
Presentation -- Geography -- Fauna and Flora of the Ankarana -- Geology and Hydrogeology -- Speleology in the Ankarana -- Caves of the Northern Ankarana -- Caves of the Mananjeba Buttes -- Caves of the Southern Buttes -- Others Caves Near the Ankarana Plateau -- The People of the Ankarana -- The Tourism in the Ankarana -- General Bibliography.The book describes the Ankarana plateau and its cave…
Chapter 1. Introduction to Landscapes and Landforms of the Maltese Islands -- Part I: Background -- Chapter 2. The Geographical Context of the Maltese Islands -- Chapter 3. Central Mediterranean Tectonics: A Key Player in the Geomorphology of the Maltese Islands -- Chapter 4. Sedimentary Evolution and Resultant Geological Landscapes -- Chapter 5. A Synthesis of Different Geomorphological Landsc…
Foreword -- Preface -- Glossary -- Section1: Setting the scene -- Section 2: Geology and geomorphology -- Section 3: Water -- Section 4: Vegetation and biodiversity -- Section 5: Geomorphic processes -- Section 6: Land and agriculture -- Section 7: Historical, ecological, sociological and cultural dimensions -- Section 8: Geotourism and trekking in Dogu’a Tembien -- Indes -- References -- Ann…
Chapter 1. Human Occupation Chronologies Modeled By Geomorphological Factors: A Case Study From The Atlantic Coast Of North Patagonia (Argentina) -- Chapter 2. A Basin Wide Assessment Of Natural Dynamics And Modern Human Impacts On The Visibility And Conservation Of Coastal Archaeological Sites In The Atlantic Coast Of Uruguay -- Chapter 3. Osl Dating Of Lagoon Geoforms As Proxies Of Marine Lev…
Iceland - a Worthwhile and Popular Island to Visit -- Iceland - an Island in the North Atlantic -- Geographical Subspaces of Iceland -- Geology of Iceland -- The Economy of Iceland -- Excursion Proposals.The book thoroughly describes Iceland’s geological development and its current geological processes, taking into account both geographic and geo-ecological aspects. Furthermore, it includes s…
Dedication -- Thanks -- Preface -- 1 Definitions and Setting -- 2 Magnitude and Sourcing -- 3 Slope Gradients -- 4 Fan Morphometry -- 5 Drainage -- 6 Flows -- 7 Aggradation -- 8 Fan Entrenchment -- 9 Textural and Facies Characteristics -- 10 Pedogenic Processes -- 11 The Tectonic Control -- 12 The Climatic Control -- 13 the Base Level Effect -- 14 Groundwater -- 15 Morphology of the Fan Surface…
Eogenetic Karst in Florida -- Geological Materials: An Overview -- Geologic Framework of Florida -- Hydrogeology of Florida -- Hydrogeochemistry of Florida -- Controls on Karst Landforms in Florida -- Caves and Sinkholes in Florida -- Epigene and Hypogene Kars -- Index. dfmAfms:LvmS:Lbv,zsd/f.b.This book discusses the geology, hydrogeology, and water quality/geochemistry of karst systems in geo…
Introduction -- Distribution of Evaporite Karst in the World -- Properties of Evaporites -- Karstification of evaporites -- Characterisation of Surface and Underground Karst Features -- Geohazards Associated With Dams and Reservoirs -- Prevention and Remediation at Dam Sites and Reservoirs -- Methods of Investigation -- Monitoring -- Summary of Dams and Reservoirs in Evaporites that have Constr…