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Autore |
Asouti Eleni |
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Titolo |
Trees and woodlands of south India [[electronic resource] ] : archaeological perspectives / / Eleni Asouti, Dorian Q Fuller |
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Walnut Creek, Calif., : Left Coast Press, c2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (344 p.) |
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Collana |
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Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Forest plants - India |
Plant remains (Archaeology) - India |
Landscape archaeology - India |
Forest archaeology - India |
Electronic books. |
India Antiquities |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-307) and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Producing South Indian Landscapes: The Intersection of Climate, Landforms, Economies, and Environmental History; 2. Indian Forest Ecology and the Politics of Landscape Management; 3. Background to Vegetation History: Climate, Geology, and Cultural History; 4. South Indian Woodland Vegetation: Its Composition, Structure, and Dynamics; 5. An Abridged Environmental History of South India; 6. Autecology and Ethnobotany of South Indian Trees and Shrubs |
7. Wood Identification and Charcoal Analysis: A Contribution to the Study of Ancient Vegetation and Past Economies in South India 8. Wood Identification Key and Anatomical Characters; 9. Wood Anatomical Descriptions; Bibliography; List of Plant Species with Details on Botanical Authorities; Taxonomic Index; Index; About the Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume introduces the ecological history of woodland vegetation in South India. It incorporates a critical overview of the theories of ecological on the subcontinent while detailing the history of long-term changes in the tree and shrub vegetation of the Indian peninsula that have resulted from climate change and the impact of human activities |
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