Adventive Vertebrates and Historical Ecology in the Pre-Columbian Neotropics

Adventive Vertebrates and Historical Ecology in the Pre-Columbian Neotropics

The arrival of Europeans in the Western Hemisphere (ca. AD 1500) is generally used as a convenient reference point for signaling the early appearance of invasive faunas. Although use of this date embraces an implicit belief in benign landscape management by pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas,...

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Main Author: Peter W. Stahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-12-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
invasive fauna
Neotropics
historical ecology
archaeology
zooarchaeology
ecological restoration
conservation biology
prehistoric Indians
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/1/2/151/

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