Geomorphology of João Pessoa Municipality and Its Anthropogenic and Environmental Aspects

Abstract

This paper aims to study the geomorphology of the municipality of João Pessoa, Paraíba State, Brazil and produce a geomorphological map that includes the outlines of the current natural landforms and technogenic relief. From this mapping, morphostructural and morphosculptural units, patterns and landforms, shape types and current morphogenetic processes were identified and quantified in the municipality along with landforms produced exclusively by human processes. The current forms and technogenic relief obtained through this research included sandy patch processes, sinkholes, active and inactive cliffs, mass movement-produced forms and anthropogenic excavations for limestone and clay mining.

Ecological diversity of a snake assemblage from the Atlantic Forest at the south coast of Paraíba, northeast Brazil

“…Most of the forest in the south coast has been lost or reduced to small fragments since the occupation of the area for agriculture and urbanization (Furrier and Silva Barbosa 2016). Therefore, the snake fauna seems to be depleted, lacking some species typically linked to forests, such as Imantodescenchoa , Thamnodynasteshypoconia , Pseustessulphureus , and Lachesismuta .…”

Methodological considerations and proposed integrated legend for anthropogenic geomorphological mapping

“…The area chosen for the application of the methodology developed in this work was the municipality of João Pessoa, the capital of the state of Paraíba, located in the northeast region of Brazil. The choice of this municipality was due to the wide knowledge of this area by the authors, ease in carrying out fieldwork, and for having detailed geomorphological works performed by Furrier (2007), Barbosa et al (2015), Furrier and Barbosa (2016) and Barbosa et al Furrier (2017).…”

“…For the study of the relief resulting from the anthropogenic agency, mapping has been a very important tool, not only in mapping, delimiting, and identifying forms derived from human activity, but also its use in environmental and urban planning according to Furrier and Barbosa (2016), Furrier et al (2017), and Barbosa et al (2018). By mapping the relief, it is possible to register the most varied anthropogenic landforms and analyze them quantitatively and qualitatively through field verification and analysis of their typical morphology.…”