Revista: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias |
Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
Número de sistema: | 000417592 |
ISSN: | 0001-3765 |
Autores: | Moura, Pamella1 Garcia, Maria da Gloria M1 Brilha, Jose B2 Amaral, Wagner S1 |
Instituciones: | 1Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Geologia, Fortaleza, Ceara. Brasil 2Universidade do Minho, Departamento de Ciencias da Terra, Braga. Brasil |
Año: | 2017 |
Periodo: | Dic |
Volumen: | 89 |
Número: | 4 |
Paginación: | 2625-2646 |
País: | Brasil |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
Enfoque: | Experimental |
Resumen en inglés | The Ceará Central Domain, in the northern Borborema Province/NE Brazil, encompasses important geological records (geosites) which allow understanding a relevant period of the Earth’s evolution, mainly associated to Neoproterozoic Brazilian/Pan-African Cycle and West Gondwana amalgamation, besides Neoarchean to Ordovician records. The presented geoheritage inventory aims to characterise the geosites with scientific relevance of Ceará Central Domain. By applying a method for large areas, the final selection resulted in eight geological frameworks represented by 52 geosites documented in a single database. This is the first step for a geoconservation strategy based on systematic inventories, statutory protection, geoethical behaviour and awareness about scientific, educational and/or cultural relevance of geosites |
Disciplinas: | Geociencias |
Palabras clave: | Geología, Conservación de recursos, Recursos geológicos, Geositios |
Keyword: | Geology, Resource conservation, Geological resources, Geosites |
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