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Global ecology in historical perspective : monsoon Asia and beyond / Kazunobu Ikeya, William Balée, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ecology--Asia--History.
- Ecology.
- Human-animal relationships--Asia--History.
- Human-animal relationships.
- Human-plant relationships--Asia--History.
- Human-plant relationships.
- Habitat conservation.
- Biodiversity conservation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 304 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer, [2023]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1: Comparison of Landscape Transformations in the Japanese Archipelago and the Brazilian Amazon
- Chapter 2: Trends for Ethnoecology in the French-Speaking Tropics and Beyond: Origins and Evolution
- Chapter 3: Back to the Trees!: Historical Ecology in Amazonia
- Chapter 4: The Changing Mountain Landscapes in Japan: Wild BearHuman Interactions in the Short Term
- Chapter 5: Undoing Monkey Attraction to the Village: A Food-and-Threat Response to Wildlife Crop-Raiding in Rural Japan
- Chapter 6: Rearing Wild Boar in Okinawa: Thinking About Their Domestication
- Chapter 7: Adaptive Strategies of Cormorant Fishers in Response to Decreased Fishing Area: A case study of Poyang Lake, Jiangxi Province, China
- Chapter 8: GayalHuman Relationships in the Forests of Bangladesh
- Chapter 9: Bamboo Culture in Monsoon Asia: A Study of the Hmong Farmer in Northern Thailand
- Chapter 10: Use and Knowledge of Sago Palms in Borneo: A Case of the Penan Hunter-Gatherers
- Chapter 11: Taro (Colocasia esculenta) in Asia and the Pacific: Models for Domestication as a Food and Fodder Crop
- Chapter 12: Historical Changes in Human Relationships with Whales: Historical Ecology of Iupiat and Bowhead Whales in Alaska, USA
- Chapter 13: Historical Ecology of Sea Turtle Fishing by the Indigenous Lowland Peoples of Eastern Nicaragua: a 40-Year Record
- Chapter 14: Sweet Cassava and Bananas in the Peruvian Amazon: Shipibo Cultivation Methods on the Floodplains
- Chapter 15: Constructed Biodiversity, Forest Management, and Use of Fire in Ancient Amazonia: Archaeological Testimony to the Last 14,000 Years of Indigenous History
- Chapter 16: Relations between People, Water, and Domestic Animals in an Ancient Oasis City.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: GLOBAL ECOLOGY IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.
- ISBN:
- 9789811965579
- 9811965579
- Publisher Number:
- 99993492235
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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