Human impacts on Caribbean and Central American karst

Karst Terrains. Environmental changes and human impact

Auteurs :
DAY, M.J.
WILLIAMS, P.W.

Description :
The Caribbean and Central American karstlands are developed primarily in Tertiary and Quaternary carbonates. The karst landscapes vary considerably, and all have been subjected to changing tectonic, eustatic and climatic conditions. Although natural fluctuations have affected the karst ecosystems, this has been accelerated greatly by human landuse practices.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Catena. Supplement (Giessen), issn : 0722-0723, 1993, n°. 25, p. 109-125, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 45 ref.

Date :
1993

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen, Catena-Verlag Rohdenburg