Biodiversity and Native America - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0806132329 ISBN 13: 9780806132327

Verlag: ARTHUR H CLARK CO, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

Exploring the relationship between Native Americans and the natural world, Biodiversity and Native America questions the widespread view that indigenous peoples had minimal ecological impact in North America. Introducing a variety of perspectives - ethnopharmacological, ethnographic, archaeological, and biological - this volume shows that Native Americans were active managers of natural ecological systems. The book covers groups from the sophisticated agriculturalists of the Mississippi River drainage region to the low-density hunter-gatherers of arid western North America.

This book allows readers to develop accurate restoration, management, and conservation models through a thorough knowledge of native peoples’ ecological history and dynamics. It also illustrates how indigenous peoples affected environmental patterns and processes, improving crop diversity and agricultural patterns.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ARTHUR H CLARK CO
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0806132329
• ISBN 13: 9780806132327
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 310
• Herausgeber: Minnis Paul E., Elisens Wayne J.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar