NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITIES AT THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE RIO DAS VELHAS PLAIN AND THE SOUTHERN ESPINHAÇO RIDGE, MINAS GERAIS

Authors

  • Leandro Cosme Oliveira Couto Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
  • Luiz Eduardo Panisset Travassos Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/geo.v14i1.26298

Keywords:

Landscape, Geosystems, Karst, Southern Espinhaço Ridge

Abstract

This research realizes the application of the model, proposed by Jansen (2013), in the landscape in the contact between the Rio das Velhas Plain and the western edge of the Southern Espinhaço Ridge. This area is a representative sample of wide geo-ecological diversity due to its location. The research was based on the concepts of landscape and geosystems of Bertrand (2004), guiding field work of Couto and Travassos (2016), and allowed the model’s application of natural and environmental vulnerabilities. From west to east, from the municipality of Corinto to Diamantina, there is the Rio das Velhas Plain, the Karst of Monjolos, the Serra do Cabral and the Southern Espinhaço Ridge, the latter compartment is made of 03 facies (West Face, Interfluve, and East Face). These geosystems confirm the geo-ecological diversity that exists in the contact between the Rio das Velhas Plain and the western edge of the Southern Espinhaço Ridge. The Karst of Monjolos is the most fragile geosystem and susceptible to impacts, while the Southern Espinhaço Ridge has the most resistant physical attributes with vegetation cover fragile.

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Author Biographies

Leandro Cosme Oliveira Couto, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais

Doutorando em Geografia - Tratamento da Informação Espacial pela PUC Minas.

Luiz Eduardo Panisset Travassos, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais

Mestre e Doutor em Geografia, Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia da PUC Minas.

Published

2018-07-15

How to Cite

Couto, L. C. O., & Travassos, L. E. P. (2018). NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITIES AT THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE RIO DAS VELHAS PLAIN AND THE SOUTHERN ESPINHAÇO RIDGE, MINAS GERAIS. GeoTextos, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.9771/geo.v14i1.26298

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