Wilderness and political ecology
Subtitle: aboriginal influences and the original state of nature
By: edited by Charles E. Kay and Randy T. Simmons
Contributors: Kay, Charles, 1946-; Simmons, Randy T
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Salt Lake City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- America; Indians -- Economic conditions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-337)
Table of contents: title: Prehistoric extinctions: in the shadow of man / Paul S. Martin; title: Evolutionary theory, conservation, and human environmental impact / Michael S. Alvard; title: Pre-Columbian human impact on California vertebrates: evidence from old bones and implications for wilderness policy / Jack M. Broughton; title: Depletion of prehistoric pinniped populations along the California and Oregon coasts: were humans the cause? / William R. Hildebrandt and Terry L. Jones; title: Post-Columbian wildlife irruptions in California: implications for cultural and environmental understanding / William L. Preston; title: The role of prehistoric peoples in shaping ecosystems in the Eastern United States: implications for restoration ecology and wilderness management / Thomas W. Neumann; title: Aboriginal use of fire: are there any "natural" plant communities? / Gerald W. Williams; title: Are ecosystems structured from the top-down or bottom-up? A new look at an old debate / Charles E. Kay; title: Afterword: false gods, ecological myths, and biological reality / Charles E. Kay