02657nam 2200601Ia 450 991081768950332120200520144314.01-58729-157-6(CKB)111004365705636(EBL)836761(OCoLC)44964150(SSID)ssj0000259178(PQKBManifestationID)11238454(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000259178(PQKBWorkID)10274467(PQKB)10103389(MiAaPQ)EBC836761(MdBmJHUP)muse12528(Au-PeEL)EBL836761(CaPaEBR)ebr10388615(EXLCZ)9911100436570563619930318d1993 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThrough Amazonian eyes the human ecology of Amazonian populations /Emilio F. Moran1st ed.Iowa City University of Iowa Pressc19931 online resource (254 p.)Rev. and updated translation of: A ecologia humana das populacoes da Amazonia.0-87745-418-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-226) and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Amazonia: People and Environment; 2. Blackwater Ecosystems; 3. Upland Forests; 4. Floodplains; 5. Savannas; 6. Human Ecology as a Critique of Development; Notes; Bibliography; IndexIn this well-written, comprehensive, reasonable yet passionate volume, Emilio Moran introduces us to the range of human and ecological diversity in the Amazon Basin. By describing the complex heterogeneity on the Amazon's ecological mosaic and its indigenous populations' conscious adaptations to this diversity, he leads us to realize that there are strategies of resource use which do not destroy the structure and function of ecosystems. Finally, and most important, he examines ways in which we might benefit from the study of human ecology to design and implement a balance betweHuman ecologyAmazon River RegionIndians of South AmericaAmazon River RegionHuman ecologyBrazilNatureEffect of human beings onAmazon River RegionHuman ecologyIndians of South AmericaHuman ecologyNatureEffect of human beings on304.2/0981/1Moran Emilio F860082MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817689503321Through Amazonian eyes4092519UNINA