
Paleoecological Research on Easter Island
Insights on Settlement, Climate Changes, Deforestation and Cultural Shifts
Description
Key Features
- Provides the first synthesis of the available paleoecological knowledge on Easter Island
- Furnishes clues on how to integrate paleoecological information with evidence from other disciplines
- Addresses the complexity of the environmental-ecological-cultural system by analyzing the interactions (feedbacks and synergies) among its components
Readership
Synthesizes the available paleoecological knowledge of Easter Island over the last millennia to pave the way towards an integrated interdisciplinary vision of the island's environmental-ecological-cultural system as a complex functional unit
Table of Contents
1. The island: Present conditions and paleoecological archives
2. Before paleoecology: The enigmas of Easter Island
3. The paleoecological pioneers and the rising of the ecocidal paradigm
4. The transitional phase: Paleoecological quietness
5. The revival: An opportunity for climate change
6. Latest developments: Towards a holistic perspective
7. Synopsis: From human determinism to socioecological complexity
8. Future research: A plea for true interdisciplinarity
Product details
- No. of pages: 298
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2020
- Published: August 6, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128227275
- eBook ISBN: 9780128227473
About the Author
Valentí Rull
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