Climatic and Ecological Change in the Americas : : A Perspective from Historical Ecology.

• Superior document: New Frontiers in Historical Ecology Series
• Author: Whitaker, James Andrew.
• TeilnehmendeR: Armstrong, Chelsey Geralda.; Odonne, Guillaume.
• Place / Publishing House: Milton : : Taylor & Francis Group,, 2023.; ©2024.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: New Frontiers in Historical Ecology Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (374 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Historical Ecology, Climate Change, and Indigenous Knowledge -- Chapter Themes -- The Nexus of Global Change And Historical Ecology -- References Cited -- 1 "Open the Floodgates of Heaven": Amazonian Climate Change in Pre-Columbian Times -- "After The Rain Has Fallen" -- "Come Rain or Come Shine" -- "Let It Rain" -- "I Wish It Would Rain Down" -- The Guiana Coast -- Mouth of the Amazon (Eastern Amazonia) -- Mouth of the Tapajós (Eastern Amazonia) -- Central Amazonia -- Southwestern Amazonia -- Llanos de Moxos -- Southern Amazonia -- "Rain Over Me" -- "Set Fire To The Rain" -- Acknowledgments -- Note -- References Cited -- 2 The Milpa Cycle as a Sustainable Ecological Resource -- Introduction: Human Influence in the Maya Forest -- Horizontal and Vertical Landscape Dynamics -- The Development of the Maya Civilization -- Historical-Ecological Perspectives on Maya Forest Products -- Envisioning the Maya Forest Cropscape -- The Milpa Cycle -- The Products of the Forest -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References Cited -- 3 Confronting Climatic Instability in Coastal California Through the Lens of Archaeology and Historical Ecology -- Introduction -- People and Climate in Coastal California -- Archaeology, Historical Ecology, and Climate Change in Coastal California -- The North Coast -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Santa Barbara Channel -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References Cited -- 4 Indigenous People Prevented Climate-Induced Ecological Change for Millennia: Evidence from the Prairie Peninsula and Fire-Loving Forests of Eastern North America -- The Prairie Peninsula -- Nothing to See Here -- The Prairie Peninsula Should Have Been a Forest. So Why Wasn't it? -- Directions for Further Research.

References Cited -- 5 Indigenous Land Use and Fire Resilience of Southwest USA Ponderosa Pine Forests -- Introduction -- Archaeological and Environmental Context -- Historical Ecology, Climate, and Resilience -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References Cited -- 6 Different Relational Models have Shaped the Biocultural Conservation over Time of Araucaria araucana Forests and Their People -- Introduction -- Pewenche Local Ecological Knowledge -- Methodology -- Results -- Stewardship -- Ritualized Exchange and Devotion, Mutual Nurture -- Domination -- Exploitation -- Custody -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References Cited -- 7 Ancient and Ongoing Land-Use as Climate Change Mitigation in Ts'msyen, Haíłzaqv, and Wuikinuxv Homelands -- Historical-Ecological Perspectives -- Climate Change Mitigation and Restoration -- Governance and Land Use -- Conclusion -- References Cited -- 8 Clam Gardens Across Generations and Places Support Social-Ecological Resilience to Global Change -- Clams, Climate, and Northwest Coast Peoples -- Braiding Knowledge Systems and Disciplines to Study Clam Gardens -- The Making and Tending of Clam Gardens and Productive Food Systems -- Clam Garden Construction -- Social-Ecological Interactions -- Ancestral Governance -- Social-Ecological Variation in Clam Mariculture Through Time -- Clam Gardens Today: Re-Building Walls, Re-Building Resiliency, Reclaiming Sovereignty -- References Cited -- 9 Ancient Knowledge, Future Wisdom: Archaeological Perspectives of Caribbean Coastal Food and Habitat Security During Times of Climate Crises -- Introduction -- Context: Climate and People in the Caribbean -- Lesson 1: How to Link Climate Change and Social Vulnerability -- Lesson 2: Downscaling Climate Data and Human Adaptation Strategies -- Lesson 3: Effects of Sea Level Rise Over Coastal Communities -- Closing Thoughts -- Acknowledgments.

References Cited -- 10 Whose Climate Change Is It?: A Thousand-Year Example of Kali'na Responses to Shifting Coastal Landscapes in the Lower Maroni River -- Introduction -- Chronicles of a Singular Coastal Region on the Northeastern Edge of Amazonia -- The Lower-Maroni Region Since the 1950s: A New Era of Changes? -- Environmental Changes Seen Through the Lens of Local Temporalities -- People's Perceptions of Environmental Change and Their Responses in Awala-Yalimapo -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References Cited -- 11 Long-Term Ecological and Climate Changes Through Amazonian Indigenous Oral Histories -- Introduction -- Relationality with More-Than-Human Beings -- Apurinã Traditional Knowledge Holders Storying Ecological Change -- Tsimane' Oral Histories in Relation to Landscape Change -- Teaching Relational Values -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References Cited -- 12 Owning Climate Change Among the Makushi and Akawaio -- Perceptions of Changing Weather Among the Makushi -- Ontologies of Weather Among the Makushi -- Perceptions of Weather Changes Among the Akawaio -- Ontologies and Weather Among the Akawaio -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References Cited -- Postface: Climatic and Ecological Change in the Americas: A Perspective from Historical Ecology -- Introduction -- Climate Change and Environmental Change are Intertwined and Their Impacts are Situated in Specific Socio-Cultural Contexts -- Values, Ontologies, and Governance Systems Explain Beneficial Impacts of Historical Forms of Landscape Management -- A Call for Engaged Research -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References Cited -- Index.