FROM EXCEPTIONAL LANDSCAPES TO GEODIVERSITY IN THE CARAJÁS MOSAIC, EASTERN AMAZON

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26895/geosaberes.v15i0.1343

Keywords:

Amazon, Geodiversity, Conservation Units

Abstract

The Amazon region is known for its significant biodiversity, but geodiversity was underestimated for a long time. Relating ecological (refuges), chorological and geographic factors makes it possible to present the importance of integrated analysis for studies of the potential of geosystemic services offered by geodiverse heritage. The location chosen for the empirical questions was the mosaic of conservation units of Carajás, located in the southeast of Pará. Environmental cartography and geoinformative techniques made it possible to characterize five geodiversity indices on a scale of 1:30.000, demonstrating that 55% of the area has indices high to moderately high geodiversity. The other areas have good indexes, which allow us to affirm the importance of environmental policies for the Carajás mosaic.

Author Biographies

  • Abraão Levi dos Santos Mascarenhas, Federal University of South and Southeast Pará, Brazil

    Profesor de la Facultad de Geografía de la Universidad Federal del Sur y del Sudeste de Pará.

  • Maria Rita Vidal, Federal University of South and Southeast Pará, Brazil

    Professor of the Faculty of Geography of the Federal University of South and Southeast Pará.

  • Railson Luz Santos, Federal University of South and Southeast Pará, Brazil

    Graduating in Geography from the Federal University of South and Southeast Pará.

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Published

2024-06-09

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Vol. 15 (2024)

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FROM EXCEPTIONAL LANDSCAPES TO GEODIVERSITY IN THE CARAJÁS MOSAIC, EASTERN AMAZON. (2024). Geosaberes, 15, 250-265. https://doi.org/10.26895/geosaberes.v15i0.1343