Wilderness and political ecology : aboriginal influences and the original state of nature

Kay, Charles, 1946- (Added Author). Simmons, Randy T. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780874807196 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0874807190 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xix, 342 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, c2002.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-337).

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface / Charles E. Kay and Randy T. Simmons -- 1. Prehistoric Extinctions: In the Shadow of Man / Paul S. Martin -- 2. Evolutionary Theory, Conservation, and Human Environmental Impact / Michael S. Alvard -- 3. Pre-Columbian Human Impact on California Vertebrates: Evidence from Old Bones and Implications for Wilderness Policy / Jack M. Broughton -- 4. Depletion of Prehistoric Pinniped Populations along the California and Oregon Coasts: Were Humans the Cause? / William R. Hildebrandt and Terry L. Jones -- 5. Post-Columbian Wildlife Irruptions in California: Implications for Cultural and Environmental Understanding / William L. Preston -- 6. The Role of Prehistoric Peoples in Shaping Ecosystems in the Eastern United States: Implications for Restoration Ecology and Wilderness Management / Thomas W. Neumann -- 7. Aboriginal Use of Fire: Are There Any "Natural" Plant Communities? / Gerald W. Williams -- 8. Are Ecosystems Structured from the Top-Down or Bottom-Up? A New Look at an Old Debate / Charles E. Kay -- 9. Afterword: False Gods, Ecological Myths, and Biological Reality / Charles E. Kay.