Development and erosion in the Brazilian Amazon : a geochronological case study

Auteurs :
FORSBERG, B.
GODOY, J. M.
VICTORIA, R.

Description :
A 210Pb chronology of sedimentation in a small floodplain lake in the Jamari river basin (Rondonia, Brazil) provided insight into the relationship between development and erosion in the Brazilian Amazon. Positive correlations between increased sedimentation in the lake and levels of deforestation and mining in the Jamari basin suggested a major increase in erosion associated with these activities.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
GeoJournal, issn : 0343-2521, 1989, vol. 19, n°. 4, p. 399-405, Références bibliographiques : 19 réf.

Date :
1989

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Heidelberg, Springer