Prehistoric Native Americans and ecological change: human ecosystems in eastern North America since the Pleistocene
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Acknowledgements Part I. Panarchy as an Integrative Paradigm: Overview 1. The need for a new synthesis 2. Panarchy theory and Quaternary ecosystems 3. Holocene human ecosystems Part II. Ecological Feedbacks and Processes: Overview 4. Gene-level interactions 5. Population-level interactions 6. Community-level interactions 7. Landscape-level interactions 8. Regional-level interactions Part III. Application and Synthesis: Overview 9. The ecological legacy of prehistoric Native Americans References Index.
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