Geoconservação dos arenitos e caracterização ambiental da praia de Barra Grande, litoral piauiense

Abstract

The terrestrial and marine transition environment provide a great ecological service, at the same time they are fragile to sudden changes in the environment, therefore, components such as beach sandstones are important testimonies of the transformation processes and their dynamics of these environments, besides being important as geological environmental function and service. In this sense, this study aims to characterize the use and dynamics of Barra Grande and its relationship with the occurrence of beach sandstones, in the municipality of Cajueiro da Praia, Piauí. Thus, this study compiled in three articles the first addresses dynamics of the occupation and use of the beach of Barra Grande, municipality of Cajueiro da Praia-PI, Brazil, the second capacity of tourist load and environmental impacts of the Barra Grande beachs, Cajueiro da Praia - PI and the third occurrence and characterization of beach sandstones (beachrock) in Barra Grande, Cajueiro da Praia - PI. Each chapter helps to reach the objective of this work.