Book ID: 97801
Miranda, José Roberto
Serra do Japi: uma testemunha do historia da terra (The Japi Mounains: a witness of the history of the land). 2009. col. illus. 168 p. 4to. Hardcover. - Bilingual (Portuguese /English).
Main chapter headings: Introduction/ The Geological Origin of theJapi Mountain Range and Its Plant Cover/ The Human Occupation of theRegion/ The Historic Importance of the 'Entradas' and 'Bandeiras'/Founding of the Parish of Nossa Senhora de Desterro de Jundiai/Nature and Biodiversity of the Japi Mountains/ Pressures andImpacts Caused by Urban Development/ The Need for a ComprehensiveZoning Plan/ Recommended Bibliography. - The Japi Mountain Range hosts hundreds of square kilometers of plateaus of Atlantic rainforests being one of the largest faunal and floral biodiversityrefuges in the State of Sao Paulo.