The lowland maya area: three millennia at the human-wildland interface / Arturo Gómez-Pompa, Michael Allen, Scott L. Fedick, Juan José Jiménez-Osornio, editors

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Research challenges for the lowland maya area : an introduction Arturo Gómez-Pompa páginas 3-9 The changing global environment and the lowland maya : past patterns and current dynamics Michael F. Allen, Emmanuel Rincón páginas 13-29 In the beginning : early events in the development of Mesoamerica and the lowland maya area Alan Graham páginas 31-44 Paleolimnological approaches for inferring past climate change in the maya region : recent advances and methodological limitations Mark Brenner, ...[et al.] páginas 45-75 Rhythms of precipitation in the Yucatán Peninsula Lorrain Giddings, Margarita Soto páginas 77-89 Structure and diversity of the forests at the El Edén Ecological Reserve Gillian P. Schultz páginas 91-114 Hydrogeology of the Yucatán Peninsula Eugene Perry, ...[et al.] páginas 115-138 Depression soils in the lowland tropics of northwestern Belize : anthropogenic and natural origins Timothy Beach, ...[et al.] 139-174 Interaction of microorganisms with maya archaeological materials Thomas D. Perry, ...[et al.] páginas 175-192 Impacts of hurricanes on the forests of Quintana Roo, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico Dennis Whigham, ...[et al.] páginas 193-213 The role of periphyton in the regulation and supply of nutrients in a wetland at El Edén, Quintana Roo Eberto Novelo, Rosaluz Tavera páginas 217-239 Distribution and ecology of myxomycetes in the forests of Yucatán Steven L. Stephenson, ...[et al.] páginas 241-259 A preliminary assessment of the butterfly fauna of El Edén Ecological Reserve : species richness and habitat preferences Jorge León-Cortés, Robert W. Jones, Olga L. Gómez-Nucamendi páginas 261-276 Diversity of chalcidoidea (hymenoptera) at El Edén Ecological Reserve, Mexico John Heraty, Michael Gates páginas 277-292 Diversity and Habitat associations of the ants (Insecta: formicidae) of El Edén Ecological Reserve Daniel García Moreno, ...[et al.] páginas 293-304

The nonmarine mollusks of the Yucatán Peninsula: a review Edna Naranjo-García páginas 305-314 Fungi in the maya culture : past, present, and future Gastón Guzmán páginas 315-326 Moss distribution in the Yucatán Peninsula Claudio Delgadillo M. páginas 327-336 Archaeological evidence for ancient and historic resource use associated with the El Edén wetland, northern Quintana Roo, Mexico Scott L. Fedick páginas 339-359 Three millennia in the southern Yucatán Peninsula : implications for occupancy, use, and carrying capacity B. L. Turner, ...[et al.] páginas 361-387 Periphyton as a potential biofertilizer in intensive agriculture of the ancient maya Sergio Palacios-Mayorga páginas 389-400 Initial evidence for use of periphyton as an agricultural fertilizer by the ancient maya associated with the El Edén wetland, northern Quintana Roo, Mexico Bethany A. Morrison, Roberto Cózatl-Manzano páginas 401-413 Domestication and distribution of the chocolate tree (theobroma cacao L.) in Mesoamerica Nisao Ogata páginas 415-438 The domestication of henequen (agave fourcroydes lem.) Patricia Colunga-GarcíaMarín páginas 439-446 Bioprospection studies at El Edén : from plants to fungi Ana Luisa Anaya, ...[et al.] páginas 447-460 Ancient and contemporary maya conceptions about field and forest Karl Taube páginas 461-492 Geographical and historical variation in hurricanes across the Yucatán Peninsula Emery R. Boose, ...[et al.] páginas 95-516 Anthropogenic vegetation : a garden experiment in the maya lowlands Scott Atran páginas 517-532 Traditional knowledge of plant resources Eugene N. Anderso, ...[et al.] páginas 533-550 The tropical forest action program : a different way to handle the management and conservation of natural resources Silvia del Amo Rodríguez, Veronique M. Rorive, ...[et al.] páginas 551-559 The (almost) forgotten plants of Yucatán Robert W. Patch páginas 561-569

From milpero and lunero to henequenero : a transition to capitalism in Yucatán, Mexico Piedad Peniche Rivero páginas 571-584 Restoration of tropical seasonal forest in Quintana Roo Edith B. Allen, ...[et al.] páginas 587-598 The school of ecological agriculture : a viable liaison between campesinos and researchers in the Yucatán Peninsula Juan J. Jiménez-Osornio páginas 599-609 HabitatNet : conducting biodiversity research with secondary-school science classes Daniel J. Bisaccio páginas 611-619 The maya lowlands : a case study for the future? conclusions Michael F. Allen, ...[et al.] páginas 623-634

Integrating history, biodiversity, ethnobotany, geology, ecology, archaeology, anthropology, and other disciplines, The Lowland Maya Area is a valuable guide to the fascinating relationship between man and his environment in the Yucatán peninsula. This book covers virtually every aspect of the biology and ecology of the Maya Lowlands and the many ways that human beings have interacted with their surroundings in that area for the last three thousand years. You'll learn about newly discovered archaeological evidence of wetland use; the domestication and use of cacao and henequen plants; a biodiversity assessment of a select group of plants, animals, and microorganisms; the area's forgotten cotton, indigo, and wax industries; the ecological history of the Yucatán Peninsula; and much more. This comprehensive book will open your eyes to all that we can learn from the Maya people, who continue to live on their native lands, integrating modern life with their old ways and teaching valuable lessons about human dependence on and management of environmental resources." eng