The causes and consequences of deforestation among the prehistoric Maya Export

@article{citeulike:2703316, abstract = {Abstract\ \  The collapse of the Classic Maya state is investigated from an ecological perspective. Settlement and palynological data from the Maya center of Copan, Honduras, are presented which indicate that substantial clearing of the upland pine forest had occurred prior to and during the abandonment of that urban center. A comparative use- rate analysis suggests that the increased clearing of pine was primarily caused by demands for domestic fuel wood by an expanding urban population. This forest mismanagement is directly linked to accelerated erosion rates which are considered primary elements in the collapse of the Maya state.}, author = {Abrams, Elliot and Rue, David}, citeulike-article-id = {2703316}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00891649}, day = {22}, doi = {10.1007/BF00891649}, journal = {Human Ecology}, keywords = {deforestation, environment, maya}, month = {December}, number = {4}, pages = {377--395}, posted-at = {2008-04-23 00:25:13}, priority = {2}, title = {The causes and consequences of deforestation among the prehistoric Maya}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00891649}, volume = {16}, year = {1988} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2703316 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2703316 N2 - Abstract   The collapse of the Classic Maya state is investigated from an ecological perspective. Settlement and palynological data from the Maya center of Copan, Honduras, are presented which indicate that substantial clearing of the upland pine forest had occurred prior to and during the abandonment of that urban center. A comparative use- rate analysis suggests that the increased clearing of pine was primarily caused by demands for domestic fuel wood by an expanding urban population. This forest mismanagement is directly linked to accelerated erosion rates which are considered primary elements in the collapse of the Maya state. IS - 4 JF - Human Ecology EP - 395 TI - The causes and consequences of deforestation among the prehistoric Maya VL - 16 SP - 377 KW - deforestation KW - environment KW - maya AU - Abrams, Elliot AU - Rue, David PY - 1988/12/22/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00891649 ER -