How Landscapes Change (Ecological Studies)
Contributors: K.L. Ronnenberg (Assistant); Gay A. Bradshaw (Editor); Pablo A. Marquet (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 31, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9783540436973
Subjects: Applied ecology; Environmental impact analysis; Human Ecology; Life Sciences - Ecology; Fragmented landscapes; Science; Ecology; Sociology; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Science/Mathematics; The Americas; General; Human Geography; Science / Ecology; Nature; America; Ecological disturbances; Effect of human beings on
First sentence: During the pre-Columbian period (11,000 14C years B.P.-1540 A.D.), the interaction between humans and their environment can be characterized as relatively harmonious with regard to the effects of resource exploitation patterns and subsistence practices in arid and semi-arid ecosystems of north-central Chile.