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Faunal collapse, landscape change and settlement history in Remote Oceania

Date

Authors

Anderson, Atholl

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract

Substantial anthropogenic environmental change occurred in Remote Oceania following the first arrival of people at 3000 BP and their spread throughout the region by 700 BP. It included numerous faunal extinctions, widespread deforestation and the erosion

Keywords

Keywords: anthropogenic effect; environmental change; landscape change; settlement history; Pacific Islands Aridity; Ecological complexity; Faunal collapse; Isolation; Landscape transformation; Remote Oceania; Settlement history; Subsistence choices

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/92317

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

World Archaeology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1080/00438240120107431

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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