TY - JOUR
T1 - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF TROPICAL LATIN AMERICA
T2 - THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL HETEROGENEITY OF ENVIRONMENTS
AU - Zimmerer, Karl S.
AU - Langstroth, Robert P.
PY - 1994/12
Y1 - 1994/12
N2 - For the past 40 years, studies of physical geography in tropical Latin America have concentrated on the spatial and temporal diversity of biophysical environments and biota. Environmental heterogeneity arises from historical and present‐day interaction between climatic, geomorphologic, edaphic, and biogeographic systems. Recent research emphasizes three major themes involving these systems: Quaternary climate change; human‐altered biophysical environments; and geomorphologic activity. Findings on these themes are evaluated with respect to the tropical highlands, the tropical lowlands and related extra‐tropical areas. Research on physical geography in Latin America promises numerous contributions toward a better understanding of environmental conservation.
AB - For the past 40 years, studies of physical geography in tropical Latin America have concentrated on the spatial and temporal diversity of biophysical environments and biota. Environmental heterogeneity arises from historical and present‐day interaction between climatic, geomorphologic, edaphic, and biogeographic systems. Recent research emphasizes three major themes involving these systems: Quaternary climate change; human‐altered biophysical environments; and geomorphologic activity. Findings on these themes are evaluated with respect to the tropical highlands, the tropical lowlands and related extra‐tropical areas. Research on physical geography in Latin America promises numerous contributions toward a better understanding of environmental conservation.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9493.1993.tb00046.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9493.1993.tb00046.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0027706969
SN - 0129-7619
VL - 14
SP - 157
EP - 172
JO - Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography
JF - Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography
IS - 2
ER -
