Imperfect Balance : Landscape Transformations in the Pre-Columbian Americas downloadPDF, EPUB, MOBI
Imperfect Balance : Landscape Transformations in the Pre-Columbian Americas downloadPDF, EPUB, MOBI
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Author: Dr. David L. Lentz
Number of Pages: 788 pages
Published Date: 26 Sep 2000
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780231111577
File Name: Imperfect.Balance.Landscape.Transformations.in.the.Pre-Columbian.Americas.pdf
Download Link: Imperfect Balance Landscape Transformations in the Pre-Columbian Americas
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We often envision the New World before the arrival of the Europeans as a land of pristine natural beauty and undisturbed environments. However, David Lentz offers an alternative view by detailing the impact of native cultures on these ecosystems prior to their contact with Europeans. Drawing on a wide range of experts from the fields of paleoclimatology, historical ecology, paleontology, botany, geology, conservation science, and resource management, this book unlocks the secret of how the Western Hemisphere's indigenous inhabitants influenced and transformed their natural environment. A rare combination of collaborators uncovers the changes that took place in North America, Mexico, Central America, the Andes, and Amazonia. Each section of the book has been comprehensively arranged so that a botanical description of the natural vegetation of the region is coupled with a set of case studies outlining local human influences. From modifications of vegetation, to changes in soil, wildlife, microclimate, hydrology, and the land surface itself, this collection addresses one of the great issues of our time: the human modification of the earth.
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Imperfect Balance : Landscape Transformations in the Pre-Columbian Americas by Dr. David L. Lentz
Author: Dr. David L. Lentz
Number of Pages: 788 pages
Published Date: 26 Sep 2000
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780231111577
File Name: Imperfect.Balance.Landscape.Transformations.in.the.Pre-Columbian.Americas.pdf
Download Link: Imperfect Balance Landscape Transformations in the Pre-Columbian Americas
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We often envision the New World before the arrival of the Europeans as a land of pristine natural beauty and undisturbed environments. However, David Lentz offers an alternative view by detailing the impact of native cultures on these ecosystems prior to their contact with Europeans. Drawing on a wide range of experts from the fields of paleoclimatology, historical ecology, paleontology, botany, geology, conservation science, and resource management, this book unlocks the secret of how the Western Hemisphere's indigenous inhabitants influenced and transformed their natural environment. A rare combination of collaborators uncovers the changes that took place in North America, Mexico, Central America, the Andes, and Amazonia. Each section of the book has been comprehensively arranged so that a botanical description of the natural vegetation of the region is coupled with a set of case studies outlining local human influences. From modifications of vegetation, to changes in soil, wildlife, microclimate, hydrology, and the land surface itself, this collection addresses one of the great issues of our time: the human modification of the earth.
Read online Imperfect Balance : Landscape Transformations in the Pre-Columbian Americas Buy Imperfect Balance : Landscape Transformations in the Pre-Columbian Americas Download Imperfect Balance : Landscape Transformations in the Pre-Columbian Americas for pc, mac, kindle, readers Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook Imperfect Balance : Landscape Transformations in the Pre-Columbian Americas ebook, pdf, djvu, epub, mobi, fb2, zip, rar, torrent