Water chemistry constraints and possibilities for ancient and contemporary Maya wetlands

Journal of Ethnobiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-230

  Luzzadder Beach, Sheryl ^a   Beach, Timothy ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

agriculture; drinking water; irrigation; Maya Lowlands; water chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650802063     PISSN: 02780771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-28.2.211     Document Type: Article

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