LEADER 02700nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910456391003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-58729-157-6 035 $a(CKB)111004365705636 035 $a(EBL)836761 035 $a(OCoLC)44964150 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000259178 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11238454 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000259178 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10274467 035 $a(PQKB)10103389 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC836761 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse12528 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL836761 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10388615 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004365705636 100 $a19930318d1993 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aThrough Amazonian eyes$b[electronic resource] $ethe human ecology of Amazonian populations /$fEmilio F. Moran 210 $aIowa City $cUniversity of Iowa Press$dc1993 215 $a1 online resource (254 p.) 300 $aRev. and updated translation of: A ecologia humana das populac?o?es da Amazo?nia. 311 $a0-87745-418-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 169-226) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aIn 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 betwe 606 $aHuman ecology$zAmazon River Region 606 $aIndians of South America$zAmazon River Region 606 $aHuman ecology$zBrazil 606 $aNature$xEffect of human beings on$zAmazon River Region 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHuman ecology 615 0$aIndians of South America 615 0$aHuman ecology 615 0$aNature$xEffect of human beings on 676 $a304.2/0981/1 700 $aMoran$b Emilio F$0860082 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456391003321 996 $aThrough Amazonian eyes$91919091 997 $aUNINA