Trees and woodlands of south India : archaeological perspectives /
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Walnut Creek, Calif. :
Left Coast Press,
©2008.
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Colección: | University College London Institute of Archaeology Publications.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- 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.