Amazon ecology and adaptation

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
1986
Contributors Author: L. E. Sponsel
Journal
Annual Review of Anthropology
Volume
15
Pagination
67-97
Date Published
10/1986
Language
English
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Abstract
This document looks at the ecology of Amazonia and relates how humans have adapted to this environment. It details both the primary abiotic (soils and water) and biotic (plants and animals) components of the ecosystem and the cultural systems that have arisen for use of these natural resources (hunting, fishing, gathering, agriculture). Significant changes - past, present and future - to these systems are discussed. Research (biological and anthropological) trends and needs in Amazonia are also discussed. (author)
URL
http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.an.15.100186.000435
DOI
10.1146/annurev.an.15.100186.000435
ISSN
0084-6570