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　　This book shows that Holocene human ecosystems are complex

adaptive systems in which humans interacted with their environment

in a nested series of spatial and temporal scales. Using panarchy

theory, it integrates paleoecological and archaeological research

from the Eastern Woodlands of North America providing a paradigm to

help resolve long-standing disagreements between ecologists and

archaeologists about the importance of prehistoric Native Americans

as agents for ecological change. The authors present the concept of

a panarchy of complex adaptive cycles as applied to the development

of increasingly complex human ecosystems through time. They explore

examples of ecological interactions at the level of gene,

population, community, landscape and regional hierarchical scales,

emphasizing the ecological pattern and process involving the

development of human ecosystems. Finally, they offer a perspective

on the implications of the legacy of Native Americans as agents of

change for conservation and ecological restoration efforts

today.

Acknowledgements

Part I. Panarchy as an Integrative Paradigm: Overview

1. The need for a new synthesis

2. Panarchy theory and Quaternary ecosystems

3. Holocene human ecosystems

Part II. Ecological Feedbacks and Processes: Overview

4. Gene-level interactions

5. Population-level interactions

6. Community-level interactions

7. Landscape-level interactions

8. Regional-level interactions

Part III. Application and Synthesis: Overview

9. The ecological legacy of prehistoric Native Americans

References

Index.

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书籍介绍

There has long been controversy between ecologists and archaeologists over the role of prehistoric Native Americans as agents of ecological change. Using ecological and archaeological data from the woodlands of eastern North America, Paul and Hazel Delcourt show that Holocene human ecosystems are complex adaptive systems in which humans have interacted with the environment on a series of spatial and time scales. Their work therefore has important implications for the conservation of biological diversity and for ecological restoration today, making it of great interest to ecologists and archaeologists alike.