Trees and woodlands of south India [[electronic resource] ] : archaeological perspectives / / Eleni Asouti, Dorian Q Fuller

• Autore: Asouti Eleni
• Pubblicazione: Walnut Creek, Calif., : Left Coast Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Disciplina: 578.730954
• Soggetto topico: Forest plants - India; Plant remains (Archaeology) - India; Landscape archaeology - India; Forest archaeology - India
• Soggetto geografico: India Antiquities
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: FullerDorian Q
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-307) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 on the landscape. The volume also demonstrates the potential of microscopic analysis of archaeological wood charcoal remains for the purpose of palaeoenvironmental reconstruction. Included in the volume is a practical guide for the microscopic
• Titolo autorizzato: Trees and woodlands of south India
• ISBN: 1-59874-746-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458906803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.