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Human ecology of the Sonoran Desert

Auteur :
BAHRE, C.J.

Description :
The cultural landscape of the Sonoran Desert, one of the largest North American deserts, has changed greatly over the last five centuries. Five selected vignettes illustrate the changing human perceptions and uses of the desert's limited water supplies and plant species, from pre-Columbian times to the twentieth century. Author sees dwindling water supplies causing major lifestyle changes in the future. - (SLD)


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Yearbook - Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, issn : 0066-9628, 1998, vol. 60, p. 50-74, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 46 ref.

Date :
1998

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Corvallis, OR, Oregon State University Press

Langue :
Anglais
Droits :
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