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Agrarian landscapes in transition : comparisons of long-term ecological and cultural change /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Colección: | Long-Term Ecological Research Network series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 019970984X 9780199709847 1281529419 9781281529411 9786611529413 6611529411 |