2. Discovery.- 3. Limits and size.- 4. Geological data.- 5. Local geomorphological terminology.- 6. The climate.- 7. River hydrology.- 8. The Amazonian connection.- 9. The flood regime.- 10. The Pantanal lakes.- 11. Hydrochemistry.- 12. Soils.- 13. How many Pantanals?.- 14. Regional connections.- 15. Introduction to the biology of the Pantanal.- 16. Phytogeography.- 17. Aquatic vegetation.- 18. Terrestrial vegetation.- 19. Fire in the Pantanal.- 20. Zoogeography.- 21. Aquatic meiofauna.- 22. Macrobenthos.- 23. Ichthyofauna.- 24. Pantanal fisheries.- 25. The herpetofauna.- 26. The avifauna.- 27. The mammals.- 28. The humans in the Pantanal.- 29. Environmental worries.- 30. Nature conservancy and ecotourism.- Taxonomic glossary.- Geographical and ethnographic index.

Zusammenfassung
Presents a broad treatment of the Pantanal, ranging from geology to flora, fauna, and the human presence.