Abstract
The karstic regions of the municipalities of Peruaçu, Januária and Jaiba present a variety of soil uses which are a function of the organization of the karstic relief. This relief system forms a rift, which received fluvial sediments deposition from the São Francisco River. The horst of the Peruaçu plateau is developed on limestone rocks of Late Proterozoic age with a high concentration of calcium carbonate. The South American Surface was formed on this and is today occupied by cattle ranching. In the graben, due to easy irrigation from underground karst waters and because of the nearby drainage system of the São Francisco River, a mechanized and specialized farming system has developed. The change in the management of cattle breeding and in traditional farming methods has had a substantial impact on the economic structure of the community and also on the karst itself.
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1827-806X.28.1.12
Recommended Citation
Kohler, Heinz Charles; Sergio dos Anjos Ferreira Pinto; and João Francisco de Abreu.
1999.
Land use in the tropical karst - the case of Peruaçu, Januária and Jaiba; se Brazil.
International Journal of Speleology,
28: 169-173.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol28/iss1/12
