Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Karst
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Puerto Rican Karst--a Vital Resource
Puerto Rican Karst
Author: Ariel E. LugoPublisher:
ISBN: 9780756733063
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The limestone region of PR covers about 27% of the island1s surface and has karst features. The karst belt (KB), that part of the northern limestone with the most spectacular karst landforms, covering 65% of the northern limestone, is the focus here. Chapters: geography; features: geomorphological, hydrological, and ecological diversity; nat1l. resources; econ. importance: water, other minerals, ag., forestry, and environ. disturbances; history of intensive use; vulnerable to human activity: cutting vs. paved over forests, draining vs. filling wetlands, conversion vs. trans1n. of land uses, pumping vs. overdrafting aquifers, contaminating vs. poisoning ground water, and surface water pollution; and proposal for transferring KB to the public domain. Color photos.
Hydrogeology of the Karst of Puerto Rico
Author: Ennio V. GiustiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The Karst Landforms of Puerto Rico
Author: Watson Hiner MonroePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Karst
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Discussion of a solution landscape formed a tropical climate of moderately high rainfall.
Development of Karst Features in the Limestones of Puerto Rico and Their Identification from Aerial Photographs
Author: Carlos Ramon EscalantePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aerial photography in geology
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Hydrogeology of the Karst of Puerto Rico
Author: Ennio V. GiustiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Karst Landforms of Puerto Rico
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
Assessment of the Suitability of Northern Karst Region of Puerto Rico for the Reintroduction of Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona Vittata)
Author: Ana M. Trujillo PintoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Parrots
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Hydrogeology of the Karst of Puerto Rico
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
Author: Don R. Hoy