Imperfect Balance: Landscape Transformations in the Pre-Columbian Americas (Historical Ecology Series) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Imperfect Balance This work offers an alternative view of the "New World" before the arrival of the Europeans. Drawing on knowledge from the fields of palaeo-climatology, historical ecology, and botany, this book examines how the Western Hemishpere's indigenous inhabitants transformed their natural environment.
Full description- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Published: 26 September 2000
- Format: Paperback 788 pages
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- Categories: History Of Science | Ecological Science, The Biosphere | Human Geography | Applied Ecology | Social Impact Of Environmental Issues | Environmental Science, Engineering & Technology | History Of The Americas | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Early History: C 500 To C 1450/1500 | Archaeology
- ISBN 13: 9780231111577 ISBN 10: 0231111576
- Sales rank: 1,055,792
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Full description for Imperfect Balance
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.
