Boreal Forest Adaptations The Northern Algonkians

The chapters making up this volume are not just a collection of parts which were more or less on the same topic and happened to be available for cobbling together. Instead, they were written especially for it. We had before us from the beginning the goal of creating a synthesis of interest to studen...

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Other Authors: Steegman, A. Theodore (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1983, 1983
Edition:1st ed. 1983
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Northern Algonkian Project and Changing Perceptions of Human Adaptation
  • 2. History and Ecology of the Boreal Zone in Ontario
  • 3. Prehistory of the Interior Forest of Northern Ontario
  • 4. Cultural Adaptations: The Northern Ojibwa of the Boreal Forest 1670–1980
  • 5. Historical and Recent Demography of the Algonkians of Northern Ontario
  • 6. Boreal Foraging Strategies
  • 7. Boreal Forest Hazards and Adaptations: The Past
  • 8. Boreal Forest Hazards and Adaptations: The Present
  • 9. Biological Distances and Genetic Relationships within Algonkians
  • 10. Coping with Cold and Other Challenges of the Boreal Forest: An Overview