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Titolo: | Agrarian landscapes in transition [[electronic resource] ] : comparisons of long-term ecological and cultural change / / edited by Charles L. Redman, David R. Foster |
Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press |
[Albuquerque, NM], : LTER, 2008 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (297 pages) |
Disciplina: | 333.76 |
Soggetto topico: | Agricultural ecology - United States |
Land use - United States | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: | RedmanCharles L FosterDavid R. <1954-> |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; About the Contributors; Introduction; 1 Changing Agrarian Landscapes across America: A Comparative Perspective; 2 New England's Forest Landscape: Ecological Legacies and Conservation Patterns Shaped by Agrarian History; 3 Agricultural Transformation of Southern Appalachia; 4 Dustbowl Legacies: Long-Term Change and Resilience in the Shortgrass Steppe; 5 The Political Ecology of Southwest Michigan Agriculture, 1837-2000; 6 Agrarian Landscape Transition in the Flint Hills of Kansas: Legacies and Resilience; 7 Water Can Flow Uphill: A Narrative of Central Arizona; Conclusion; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Agrarian Landscapes in Transition researches human interaction with the earth. With hundreds of acres of agricultural land going out of production every day, the introduction, spread, and abandonment of agriculture represents the most pervasive alteration of the Earth's environment for several thousand years. What happens when humans impose their spatial and temporal signatures on ecological regimes, and how does this manipulation affect the earth and nature's desire for equilibrium?. Studies were conducted at six Long Term Ecological Research sites within the US, including New England, the Ap |
Titolo autorizzato: | Agrarian landscapes in transition |
ISBN: | 1-281-52941-9 |
9786611529413 | |
0-19-970984-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910454092403321 |
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