Unidades morfotectónicas de Costa Rica: caracterización y potencial para el ordenamiento ambiental

Mario Arroyo-Solórzano; Adolfo Quesada-Román

doi:10.15359/rgac.75-2.7

Autores

Mario Arroyo-Solórzano Universidad de Potsdam, Alemania , Polônia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1653-2680
Adolfo Quesada-Román Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) , Costa Rica https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6601-5254

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15359/rgac.75-2.7

Palavras-chave:

morfotectonicas, geomorfologia tectónica, placas tectónicas, paisagem, Costa Rica

Resumo

A dinâmica tectônica e geomorfológica da Costa Rica se deve a interação de quatro placas tectónicas em uma zona de subducção e aos processos de erosão tropical. Neste estúdio, as classificações e limites entre as unidades morfotectonicas da Costa Rica são revisadas detalhadamente. É proposta uma subdivisão inicial baseada em elementos tectônico-estruturais e regiões morfotectonicas, estabelecendo assim treze unidades morfotectonicas principais que englobam relevos e características geomorfológicas semelhantes. Por fim, esta classificação é analisada e relacionada a fatores climáticos, vegetação, geomorfologia dinâmica, solos e usos do solo, onde são avaliadas características comuns e destaca-se seu potencial uso como insumo inicial para o planejamento ambiental.

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