During the last two decades, new archaeological projects which systematically integrate a
variety of plant recovery techniques, along with palaeoecology, palaeoclimate, soil science …

Many animal species attempt to enhance their environments through niche construction or
environmental engineering. Such efforts at environmental modification are proposed to play …

The Anthropocene is a volatile and potentially catastrophic age demanding new ways of
thinking about relations between humans and the nonhuman world. This book explores how …

For millennia, Amazonian peoples have managed forest resources, modifying the natural
environment in subtle and persistent ways. Legacies of past human occupation are striking …

For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” …

The domestication of plants and animals is a key transition in human history, and its
profound and continuing impacts are the focus of a broad range of transdisciplinary research …

The conventional wisdom says that the devolution of Classic Maya civilization occurred
because its population grew too large and dense to be supported by primitive neotropical …

HISTORICAL ECOLOGY IS a powerful perspective for understanding the complex historical
relationship between human beings and the biosphere. The present volume proceeds from …

A bstract Today, most ecosystems show some degree of human modification, ranging from
subtle influences to complete remodeling and resha** into anthropogenic ecosystems. In …

Niche construction efforts by small-scale human societies that involve 'wild'species of plants
and animals are organized into a set of six general categories based on the shared …