Beschreibung:
Paleocological Research on Easter Island: Insights on Settlement, Climate Changes, Deforestation and Cultural Shifts examines the area's climatic and ecological history, a topic not usually addressed in other literature. The book provides a thorough and synthetic account of all paleoecological works developed to date, including the latest discoveries. Finally, it attempts to match paleoecological evidence with the results of other disciplines creating a multidisciplinary framework. This approach to the field is ideal for researchers, university professors and graduate students in a varied range of disciplines and subdisciplines, including ecology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, biogeography, sedimentology, and paleontology.
1. The island: Present conditions and paleoecological archives 2. Before paleoecology: The enigmas of Easter Island 3. The paleoecological pioneers and the rising of the ecocidal paradigm 4. The transitional phase: Paleoecological quietness 5. The revival: An opportunity for climate change 6. Latest developments: Towards a holistic perspective 7. Synopsis: From human determinism to socioecological complexity 8. Future research: A plea for true interdisciplinarity