Ecology and Human Organization on the Great Plains

Resource Structure and Human Organization.- Grassland Ecology.- Ungulate Ecology.- Patterns of Forage Production on the Great Plains.- Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Climate and Bison Adaptations on the Great Plains.- Recent Population Movements on the Great Plains.- Ecological Relationships in Recent Plains Society.- Recent and Paleoindian Environments of the Southern High Plains.- Paleoindian Adaptations on the Great Plains.- Paleoindian Responses to Environmental Change on the Southern High Plains.- Summary and Conclusions.

Sommario

Resource Structure and Human Organization.- Grassland Ecology.- Ungulate Ecology.- Patterns of Forage Production on the Great Plains.- Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century Climate and Bison Adaptations on the Great Plains.- Recent Population Movements on the Great Plains.- Ecological Relationships in Recent Plains Society.- Recent and Paleoindian Environments of the Southern High Plains.- Paleoindian Adaptations on the Great Plains.- Paleoindian Responses to Environmental Change on the Southern High Plains.- Summary and Conclusions.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Douglas B Bamforth, Douglas B. Bamforth
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 22.04.2014
• EAN: 9781489920638
• ISBN: 978-1-4899-2063-8
• Pagine: 218
• Peso: 361 g
• Illustrazioni: XIV, 218 p.
• Serie: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology; Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria, mondo antico; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità