Rivers of South America / edited by Manuel A. S. Graça, Marcos Callisto, Franco Teixeira de Mello, Douglas Rodríguez-Olarte.

Examines the physical, chemical, and biological environment of South American rivers, and the people living in their basins. The book explores the main river basins, with information on each river's history, physiography, clime, hydrology, biodiversity, ecological processes, environmental probl...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Graça, Manuel A. S. (Editor), Callisto, Marcos (Editor), Mello, Franco Teixeira de (Editor), Rodríguez-Olarte, Douglas (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam, Netherlands ; London, United Kingdom ; Cambridge, MA : Elsevier, [2025]
Subjects:	Rivers > South America. Stream ecology > South America. South America > Environmental conditions. Cours d'eau > Amérique du Sud. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to rivers of South America
Chapter 2. Rivers of the Caribbean
Chapter 3. Magdalena
Chapter 4. Orinoco
Chapter 5. Rivers of the North Atlantic
Chapter 6. Amazonas
Chapter 7. Amazonian Rivers from the Guiana Shield
Chapter 8. Rivers from the Western Amazon
Chapter 9. Madeira
Chapter 10. Amazonian Rivers from the Brazilian Shield: Xingu and Tapajós
Chapter 11. Tocantins and Araguaia
Chapter 12. Rivers of the Northeast
Chapter 13. São Francisco
Chapter 14. Rivers of the Central Atlantic
Chapter 15. Uruguay
Chapter 16. Paraná
Chapter 17. Paraguay
Chapter 18. Rivers draining the Southern Gran Chaco
Chapter 19. Pampean rivers
Chapter 20. Colorado River system
Chapter 21. Southern Atlantic rivers
Chapter 22. Rivers flowing to the Southern Pacific
Chapter 23. Rivers of the Central Pacific
Chapter 24. Rivers of the Northern Pacific
Chapter 25. An agenda for conservation of South American rivers.