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The Environment in Galicia: A Book of Images

Galician Environment Through Images

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Editors:
  1. Avelino Núñez-Delgado

    1. Engineering Polytechnic School, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain

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  2. Esperanza Álvarez-Rodríguez

    1. Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain

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  3. David Fernández-Calviño

    1. Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Area, Faculty of Sciences, Universidade de Vigo, Ourense, Spain

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  • Describes the Galician environment in NW Spain as an illustrated book
  • Presents more than 140 images described by the most relevant researchers in this area
  • Includes environmental issues and alternatives

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. The Atmosphere

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Atmosphere

      • Juan A. Añel
      Pages 3-11

    3. Pyrocumulus: A New Cloud in Galician Skies

      • Juan Taboada, Pablo Hermo, Manuel Martínez
      Pages 13-17

  3. Geology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Introduction to the Geology of Galicia

      • Juan Ramón Vidal Romaní
      Pages 21-35

    3. Al-Rich Speleothems in Granite Caves: A Poorly Known Geologic Material and Environment

      • Jorge Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Carlos Arce Chamorro, Juan Ramón Vidal Romaní, Victor Barrientos, Joeri Kaal
      Pages 37-42

    4. Caves: Underground Landscapes

      • Marcos Vaqueiro Rodríguez
      Pages 43-66

    5. The Courel Mountains UNESCO Global Geopark: An Amazing Geological History Extended Along 600 Million Years

      • Irene Pérez-Cáceres, Daniel Ballesteros, Pablo Caldevilla, Jose Bienvenido Diez, Xose Carlos Barros, Ramón Vila et al.
      Pages 67-87

    6. Endogenous/Exogenous Forms of Granite Geomorphology in Galicia

      • Juan Ramón Vidal-Romani
      Pages 89-105

  4. Soils

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Soils of Galicia

      • Eduardo García-Rodeja, Juan Carlos Nóvoa-Muñoz, Xabier Pontevedra-Pombal
      Pages 109-134

    3. Landscape Modeling and Environmental Implications for Vineyard Cultivation in NW of Spain

      • Manuel Arias Estévez
      Pages 135-147

    4. Peatlands

      • Noemí Silva-Sánchez, Lourdes López-Merino, Olalla López-Costas, Álvaro Moreno Martín, Tim Mighall, Antonio Martínez Cortizas
      Pages 149-178

    5. Coastal Soils and Their Associated Habitats in Galicia

      • Xosé L. Otero, María del Carmen de la Cerda Marín, Augusto Pérez-Alberti
      Pages 179-196

    6. Soil Biodiversity in Galician Peatlands: A Unique Home for Specialised Invertebrates

      • Maria J. I. Briones, I. Ferradás
      Pages 197-211

    7. Grasslands on Acid Soils: Use of Different Amendments in the Context of Galicia

      • M. J. Fernández-Sanjurjo, A. Barreiro, E. Álvarez-Rodríguez
      Pages 213-233

    8. Forest Soils from Galicia: Aluminium Fractionation and Speciation

      • E. Álvarez-Rodríguez, A. Barreiro, C. Eimil, M. J. Fernández-Sanjurjo
      Pages 235-252

    9. Andosols and Podzols at Galicia

      • Eduardo García-Rodeja, Xabier Pontevedra-Pombal, Juan Carlos Nóvoa-Muñoz
      Pages 253-290

  5. Water

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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About this book

This book describes the environment in Galicia (NW Spain), with researchers and professors presenting their own photographs of relevant aspects. This richly illustrated book explains atmospheric, geologic, water, soils, landscapes, and environmental issues and treatments for a broad audience, including students and the general public, to raise awareness and effectively develop strategies to meet the Sustainable Development Goals.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Engineering Polytechnic School, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain

    Avelino Núñez-Delgado

  • Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain

    Esperanza Álvarez-Rodríguez

  • Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Area, Faculty of Sciences, Universidade de Vigo, Ourense, Spain

    David Fernández-Calviño

About the editors

Dr. Avelino Núñez-Delgado works on diffuse pollution, biomarkers of water pollution, recycling of waste and by-products, their mixtures, composting, inactivation of pathogens and chemical contaminants, etc. In the last three years, his team has published more than 100 papers in top journals, as well as books, book chapters. He serves as Associate and Managing Guest Editor for various Q1 research journals and as series editors of several book series for Springer.


Dr. Esperanza Álvarez-Rodríguez focus on environmental problems associated with aluminium toxicity, restoration of mine dumps as well as contamination by F, As, heavy metals and antibiotics. In the last decade he studied different wastes as bioadsorbents for heavy metals and antibiotics. He has authored more than 250 publications, more than 130 of them in JCR journals, and he has acted as Guest Editor for research journals.



Dr. David Fernández-Calviño‘s research interests focus on the impacts of agriculture on soil biodiversity, soil pollution chemical processes and impacts of soil pollution on soil microbiology. He has published more than 100 papers in JCR journals, most of them Q1.  He is a frequent reviewer for JCR journals and participates in the editorial boards of some of the top research journals, as well as in special issues. He has also participated in several international research projects.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Environment in Galicia: A Book of Images

  • Book Subtitle: Galician Environment Through Images

  • Editors: Avelino Núñez-Delgado, Esperanza Álvarez-Rodríguez, David Fernández-Calviño

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33114-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-33113-8Published: 05 July 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-33116-9Due: 05 August 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-33114-5Published: 04 July 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 640

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 398 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Environment, general, Agriculture, Geology, Atmospheric Sciences

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