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Forest Bioresource Utilisation in the Eastern Mediterranean since Antiquity: A case study of the Makheras, Cyprus
Julia Ellis Burnet
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In this work the author explores the pre-historic and historic influences on two Cypriot forests in order to compile a definitive record of the evolutionary ecology of the forest environments in response to human impact and utilisation since antiquity. The scope included the following: An extensive field survey of the afforested landscape to record species types and specific site ecology and to assess the impact of historic settlement patterns within the forest; To correlate changing forest patterns discerned from the palaeobotanic record with known human associations; To define species habitat in relation to ore bearing geological material and archaeological sites; To ascertain the current level of biodiversity; To propose a base-line for the rehabilitation of the forest environment. The information provided has been collated from observations recorded during a systematic survey of the Makheras and Adelphi Forests, Cyprus, over a period of seventeen months. An important aspect of the data recorded was a number of ancient archaeological sites, previously not thought to exist in the forest areas.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Table of Contents
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List of Appendiees
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List of Figures
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Chapter One: Introduction
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Chapter Two: Philosophical Underpinning of Environmental Theories
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Chapter Three: Field Methodology
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Chapter Four: Existing Forest Products
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Chapter Five: Cypriot Wood Anatomy - Timber structure and Potential Use
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Chapter Six: Patterns of Ecological Complexity in the Makheras
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Chapter Seven: The Cultural Transformation of Landscapes
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Chapter Eight: Exploitation of Bioresources
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Chapter Nine: Anthropogenic Impact on the Forest Resource
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Chapter Ten: Transformation of Ecosystem Components over Time
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Chapter Eleven: Sustainable Development of the Forest Bioresource
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Glossary
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Bibliography
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Appendices
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Published: 2004
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781841716039 (paperback)
- 9781407326597 (ebook)
BAR Number: S1243