Biocultural Diversity in the Southern Amazon

Diversity

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-16

  Heckenberger, Michael ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic landscapes; Cultural diversity; Pre Columbian complex societies

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HEADWATER; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; LAND USE; SETTLEMENT PATTERN;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 77957321518     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14242818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/d2010001     Document Type: Article

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