PEDOGEOMORPHOLOGICAL SYSTEMS IN THE INTERPRETATION OF THE EVOLUTION OF QUATERNARY LANDSCAPES IN HUMID TROPICAL CLIMATES

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4215/rm2019.e18020

Keywords:

Geomorphology, Pedology, Morphogenesis, Pedogenesis, Structural Analysis of Pedological Cover

Abstract

There is always a relationship between soil and relief in the landscapes of humid tropical and subtropical climates, due to the thick mantles of regolith resulting from accelerated physical, chemical, and biological weathering. It is important to investigate pedogeomorphological systems in the systemic analyses of the origin and modeling processes of the terrestrial surface. This paper seeks to establish the central relationships between Geomorphology and Pedology, and the importance of pedogeomorphological systems in the evolutionary interpretation of quaternary landscapes in humid tropical climates. Thus, the discussions address the influence of landforms on soil formation and spatialization and the pedological impacts on the modification of relief forms, as well as the methodological support from Pedology to Geomorphology concerning the evolutionary interpretation of tropical landscapes. Therefore, there is evidence of the need for closer links between the studies of geomorphological and pedological systems in the analysis of tropical landscapes.

Keywords: Geomorphology, Pedology, Morphogenesis, Pedogenesis, Structural Analysis of Pedological Cover.

Author Biographies

  • Felipe Gomes Rubira, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

    Doutor em Geografia. Professor da Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia (UFOB), Barreiras (BA), Brazil.

  • André Mateus Barreiros, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo (SP), Brasil

    Dr. em Geografia pela Universidade de São Paulo.

  • Fernando Nadal Junqueira Villela, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo (SP), Brasil

    Prof Dr da Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

  • Archimedes Perez Filho, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

    Professor Dr. Da Universidade de Campinas

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Published

2019-10-23

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Vol. 18 (2019)

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