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Advances in Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in Argentina

Proceedings of the Sixth Argentine Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies Congress

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  • © 2017

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Editors:
  1. Jorge Rabassa

    1. Laboratorio de Geomorfología y Cuaternario, CADIC-CONICET, Ushuaia, Argentina

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  • Presents highlights from the Sixth Argentine Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies Congress, hosted at CADIC, Ushuaia, on April 8–12, 2015
  • Includes proceedings detailing research on quaternary stratigraphy and geochronology, paleontology (diatoms, mollusks, foraminifera, palynology, phytoliths, paleobotany, vertebrates), dendrochronology, climate change, paleoclimate, pampeano quaternary paleolimnology, paleomagnetism, environmental magnetism, hydrogeochemical processes, geoarchaeology, geomorphology, structural geology and neotectonics, paleosurfaces, volcanism, risks, assets, geomorphosites, and digital mapping
  • Contains selected papers from the Sixth Congress of the Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies (AAGC)
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Landscapes Developed on Ignimbrites

    • Emilia Y. Aguilera, Irene Hernando, Jorge Rabassa
    Pages 1-48

  3. When Science and Leisure Meet: A Geotourist Itinerary in Southern Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina

    • Soledad Schwarz, Piotr Migoń
    Pages 49-75

  4. Soil–Geomorphology Relationships in the Pichiñán Uraniferous District, Central Region of Chubut Province, Argentina

    • Pablo J. Bouza, Claudia Saín, Lina Videla, Patricia Dell’Arciprete, Estela Cortés, Julio Rua
    Pages 77-99

  5. Hydrological Variations Associated with Geomorphological Changes in a Sand Dune Barrier of the Partido de La Costa, Province of Buenos Aires

    • Silvina Carretero, Eduardo Kruse
    Pages 101-118

  6. Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis of GIS-Based Landslide Susceptibility Models in Northwestern Argentina. Implications for Future Hazard Assessment at the Basin Scale

    • Diego Sebastián Fernández, María Elena Puchulu
    Pages 119-140

  7. Landscapes of Southern Patagonia, Argentina, Their Scenic Characteristics and Their Importance for Geotourism

    • Elizabeth Mazzoni
    Pages 141-179

  8. Flash Flood Hazard Assessment in an Ungauged Piedmont Basin in the Sierras Pampeanas Western Region, Province of Córdoba, Argentina

    • Karina V. Echevarria, Susana B. Degiovanni, Mónica T. Blarasin, M. Jimena Andreazzini
    Pages 181-201

  9. Characteristics and Nature of Pans in the Semi-arid Temperate/Cold Steppe of Tierra del Fuego

    • María Laura Villarreal, Andrea Coronato
    Pages 203-224

  10. Epibiosis on Brachiopods from Patagonia, Argentina (40°–55°S): Composition, Spatial Variation, and Preservation

    • Gisela A. Morán, Sandra Gordillo, M. Sol Bayer
    Pages 225-235

  11. The Quaternary of the Laguna de los Pozuelos Basin, Northern Puna, Argentina

    • María Camacho, Julio J. Kulemeyer
    Pages 237-259

  12. Calcium Biomineralizations Associated with Bioclastic Deposits in Coastal Pedostratigraphic Sequences of the Southeastern Pampean Plain, Argentina

    • Margarita Osterrieth, Natalia Borrelli, Celia Frayssinet, Lucrecia Frayssinet, Juan Cresta
    Pages 261-286

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 287-318
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About this book

This proceedings volume presents selected research highlights from the Sixth Argentine Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies Congress, hosted at CADIC, Ushuaia, on April 8–12, 2015 by the Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies (AACYG). The congress included special sessions, symposia, invited lectures and posters on the following topics: Quaternary stratigraphy and geochronology, paleontology (diatoms, mollusks, foraminifera, palynology, phytoliths, paleobotany, vertebrates), dendrochronology, climate change, paleoclimate, Pampean Quaternary paleolimnology, paleomagnetism, environmental magnetism, hydrogeochemical processes, geoarchaeology, geomorphology, structural geology and neotectonics, paleosurfaces, volcanism, geological hazards, assets, geomorphosites, and digital mapping. The Scientific Committee of the Congress has selected the papers published in this volume from more than 150 contributions in many different disciplines.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratorio de Geomorfología y Cuaternario, CADIC-CONICET, Ushuaia, Argentina

    Jorge Rabassa

About the editor

Jorge Rabassa received his PhD in Geology from the Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. He was a postdoctoral Fulbright fellow at the State University of New York at Binghamton, U.S.A. He is a researcher with CONICET (the National Research Council of Argentina) since 1986, at CADIC, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego (the southernmost research center of the world with permanent staff). He has taught at several Argentine universities, such as La Plata, Comahue, Patagonia-San Juan Bosco and Tierra del Fuego. He has been a visiting scholar in the U.S.A. (Lehigh University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Spain (universities of Barcelona and Santiago de Compostela), South Africa (universities of Witwatersrand and Natal) and Brazil (universities of Sao Paulo and Campinas). He has published more than 200 journal articles and book chapters and was the founder and head editor of the journal "Quaternary ofSouth America & Antarctic Peninsula" (A.A.Balkema Publishers, The Netherlands) from 1982 to 1999. He has a longstanding relationship with CADIC-CONICET, both as director for two periods and presently Senior Investigator. He is a member of both the Argentine Academy of Sciences and the Catalonian Academy of Sciences (IEC). He is presently the President of the Argentine Association of Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies (2015-2018). 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advances in Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies in Argentina

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the Sixth Argentine Geomorphology and Quaternary Studies Congress

  • Editors: Jorge Rabassa

  • Series Title: Springer Earth System Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54371-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54370-3Published: 18 May 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85380-2Published: 17 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54371-0Published: 09 May 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2197-9596

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-960X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 318

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 131 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Geomorphology, Climate Change, Paleontology

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