{"product_id":"biodiversity-and-native-american-9780806133454","title":"Biodiversity and Native American","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Paul E. Minnis | Wayne J. Elisens\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthropology - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the relationship between Native Americans and the natural world, Biodiversity and Native America questions the widespread view that indigenous peoples had minimal ecological impact in North America. Introducing a variety of perspectives - ethnopharmacological, ethnographic, archaeological, and biological - this volume shows that Native Americans were active managers of natural ecological systems. The book covers groups from the sophisticated agriculturalists of the Mississippi River drainage region to the low-density hunter-gatherers of arid western North America.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book allows readers to develop accurate restoration, management, and conservation models through a thorough knowledge of native peoples' ecological history and dynamics. It also illustrates how indigenous peoples affected environmental patterns and processes, improving crop diversity and agricultural patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46896015868055,"sku":"9780806133454","price":2472.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780806133454.webp?v=1770356518","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/biodiversity-and-native-american-9780806133454","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}