Paleoecology of Easter Island: Natural and Anthropogenic Drivers of Ecological Change

Paleoecology of Easter Island: Natural and Anthropogenic Drivers of Ecological Change

After more than three decades of paleoecological research, the potential role of climatic and anthropogenic drivers on Easter Island's ecological and cultural change is still under discussion. This eBook aims to provide a synthetic view of the topic using evidence from different research fields...

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Main Author: Santiago Giralt (auth)
Other Authors: Valentí Rull (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
Series:Frontiers Research Topics
Subjects:
Ecological science, the Biosphere
Rapa Nui
Last millennia
Climate Change
Easter Iisland
Cultural collapse
cultural change
Ecological collapse
deforestation
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Summary:After more than three decades of paleoecological research, the potential role of climatic and anthropogenic drivers on Easter Island's ecological and cultural change is still under discussion. This eBook aims to provide a synthetic view of the topic using evidence from different research fields such as paleoecology, archaeology, history and molecular phylogenetics. A holistic approach is provided to combine the results of these research fields into a comprehensive framework able to account for most of the available multidisciplinary evidence.</p><p>This eBook is dedicated to the memory of John R. Flenley, the pioneer of paleoecological study of Easter Island, who passed away on June 22, 2018.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (74 p.)
ISBN:978-2-88945-562-1
9782889455621
Access:Open Access

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