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The Pantanal of Poconé

Biota and Ecology in the Northern Section of the World’s Largest Pristine Wetland

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  1. Charles W. Heckman
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Part of the book series: Monographiae Biologicae (MOBI, volume 77)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-7

  3. Geography

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    Pages 8-33

  4. Geology

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    Pages 34-44

  5. Climate

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    Pages 45-58

  6. Hydrology

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    Pages 59-76

  7. Water chemistry

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    Pages 77-128

  8. Flora

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    Pages 129-203

  9. Fauna

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    Pages 207-387

  10. Biotic communities

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    Pages 388-417

  11. Seasonal succession

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    Pages 418-435

  12. Ecosystem dynamics

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    Pages 436-471

  13. Human impact

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    Pages 472-481

  14. Conservation

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    Pages 482-505

  15. Summary and Conclusions

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    Pages 506-509

  16. Acknowledgements

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    Pages 510-511

  17. Literature

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    Pages 512-564

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 565-624
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There are many famous wetlands in the world that have been deemed important for the homeostasis ofthe biosphere and accorded some form ofprotected status in view of the richness of their flora and fauna. T}1e Pantanal, located almost directly in the center ofthe South American continent, is among the largest such wetlands in the world. It is, in fact, the largest wetland that is still in a nearly natural state and has not been extensively modified by man for agriculture. The extent of the region covered by flood waters at the end of each rainy season varies from year to year, sometimes considerably, so estimates of the exact area it occupies have varied enormously. The size of the 2 2 Pantanal has been reported to be between 80,000 km (Bonetto, 1975) and 250,000 km (Tundisi and Matsumura-Tundisi, 1985). The most co~on1y accepted estimates at the present time are approximately 130,000 to 140,000 km , supported by estimates made from Nimbus-7 satellite observations (Hamilton et al. , 1996). However, Por (1995) suggested that the area extending into Bolivia and Paraguay has not been satisfactorily 2 surveyed, leading him to accept the figure of 200,000 km as the area of the entire Pantanal, ineluding all of its extensions. The main reason for the year to year variation in the extent of the flooding is the considerable difference in timing of the rainfall on the watershed.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Pantanal of Poconé

  • Book Subtitle: Biota and Ecology in the Northern Section of the World’s Largest Pristine Wetland

  • Authors: Charles W. Heckman

  • Series Title: Monographiae Biologicae

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3423-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4863-4Published: 30 April 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4957-5Published: 18 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-3423-3Published: 14 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0077-0639

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1729

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 624

  • Topics: Ecology, Nature Conservation, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Plant Sciences, Zoology

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