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Island Historical Ecology
Author | : Peter E. Siegel |
Publsiher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2018-01-29 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781785337642 |
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In the first book-length treatise on historical ecology of the West Indies, Island Historical Ecology addresses Caribbean island ecologies from the perspective of social and cultural interventions over approximately eight millennia of human occupations. Environmental coring carried out in carefully selected wetlands allowed for the reconstruction of pre-colonial and colonial landscapes on islands between Venezuela and Puerto Rico. Comparisons with well-documented patterns in the Mediterranean and Pacific islands place this case study into a larger context of island historical ecology.
The Historical Ecology Handbook
Author | : Dave Egan,Evelyn A. Howell |
Publsiher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2005-08-12 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781597260336 |
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A fundamental aspect of the work of ecosystem restoration is to rediscover the past and bring it into the present-to determine what needs to be restored, why it was lost, and how best to make it live again. This handbook makes essential connections between past and future ecosystems, bringing together leading experts to offer a much-needed introduction to the field of historical ecology and its practical application by on-the-ground restorationists. - from publisher description.
Historical Ecology and Archaeology in the Gal pagos Islands
Author | : Peter W. Stahl,Fernando J. Astudillo,Ross W. Jamieson,Diego Quiroga,Florencio Delgado |
Publsiher | : University Press of Florida |
Total Pages | : 251 |
Release | : 2020-01-20 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780813057385 |
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The Galápagos Islands are one of the world’s premiere nature attractions, home to unique ecosystems widely thought to be untouched and pristine. Historical Ecology and Archaeology in the Galápagos Islands reveals that the archipelago is not as isolated as many imagine, examining how centuries of human occupation have transformed its landscape. This book shows that the island chain has been a part of global networks since its discovery in 1535 and traces the changes caused by human colonization. Central to this history is the sugar plantation Hacienda El Progreso on San Cristóbal Island. Here, zooarchaeological and archaeobotanical evidence documents the introduction of exotic species and landscape transformations, and material evidence attests that inhabitants maintained connections to the outside world for consumer goods. Beyond illuminating the human history of the islands, the authors also look at the impact of visitors to Galápagos National Park today, raising questions about tourism’s role in biological conservation, preservation, and restoration. A volume in the series Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology, edited by Victor D. Thompson
The Archaeology and Historical Ecology of Late Holocene San Miguel Island
Author | : Torben C. Rick |
Publsiher | : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2007-12-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781938770319 |
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California's northern Channel Islands have one of the longest and best-preserved archaeological records in the Americas, spanning some 13,000 calendar years. When European explorers first travelled to the area, these islands were inhabited by the Chumash, some of the most populous and culturally complex hunter-gatherers known. Chumash society was characterised by hereditary leaders, sophisticated exchange networks and interaction spheres, and diverse maritime economies. Focusing on the archaeology of five sites dated to the last 3,000 years, this book examines the archaeology and historical ecology of San Miguel Island, the westernmost and most isolated of the northern Channel Islands. Detailed faunal, artefact, and other data are woven together in a diachronic analysis that investigates the interplay of social and ecological developments on this unique island. The first to focus solely on San Miguel Island archaeology, this book examines issues ranging from coastal adaptations to emergent cultural complexity to historical ecology and human impacts on ancient environments.
Issues and Concepts in Historical Ecology
Author | : Carole L. Crumley,Tommy Lennartsson,Anna Westin |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 347 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781108420983 |
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This book presents a practical, holistic research framework to help us both understand our past and build an appealing human future.
Historical Ecology in the Pacific Islands
Author | : Patrick Vinton Kirch,Terry L. Hunt |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0300066031 |
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The Pacific Ocean islands have long been considered a natural laboratory where the evolution of human cultures can be studied in the context of thousands of island ecosystems. This text presents research in the ecological history of the Pacific Islands. Focusing on the environmental impact wrought by the Oceanic populations before the advent of Western contact, it challenges earlier views that the islands underwent dramatic environmental change only after European colonization. They demonstrate instead that in some cases the indigenous peoples had an often irreversible effect on the landscapes and biotas of the Pacific Islands and assert that these effects often had important consequences for island societies, economies, and political systems.
Plants of Oceanic Islands
Author | : Tod F. Stuessy,Daniel J. Crawford,Patricio López-Sepúlveda,Eduardo A. Ruiz |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 519 |
Release | : 2017-10-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781107180079 |
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This book provides a comprehensive view of the origin and evolution of the plants of an entire oceanic archipelago.
The Archaeology and Historical Ecology of Small Scale Economies
Author | : Victor D. Thompson,James C. Waggoner Jr. |
Publsiher | : University Press of Florida |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2019-03-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780813063911 |
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Most research into humans' impact on the environment has focused on large-scale societies; a corollary assumption has been that small scale economies are sustainable and in harmony with nature. The contributors to this volume challenge this notion, revealing how such communities shaped their environment—and not always in a positive way. Offering case studies from around the world—from Brazil to Japan, Denmark to the Rocky Mountains—the chapters empirically demonstrate the substantial transformations of the surrounding landscape made by hunter-gatherer and limited horticultural societies. Summarizing previous research as well as presenting new data, this book shows that the environmental impact and legacy of societies are not always proportional their size. Understanding that our species leaves a footprint wherever it has been leads to both a better understanding of our prehistoric past and to deeper implications for our future relationship to the world around us.