The Ecosystem Concept in Anthropology

by Susan H. Lees and Emilio F. Moran

Critics of the ecosystem concept have noted the tendency of ecosystem-based studies to overemphasize energy flow, to rely on functionalist assumptions, to neglect historical and evolutionary factors, and to overlook the role of individuals as the locus of natural selection and decision making. In this volume, leading figures in the study of biological and human ecology evaluate these criticisms and propose ways to advance the state of knowledge...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367291630
• ISBN13: 9780367291631
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"