Robustness and Resilience across Scales: Migration and Resource Degradation in the Prehistoric U.S. Southwest

Migration is arguably one of the most important processes that link ecological and social systems across scales. Humans (and other organisms) tend to move in pursuit of better resources (both social and environmental). Such mobility may serve as a coping mechanism for short-term local-scale dilemmas...

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Main Authors: John M. Anderies, Michelle Hegmon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2011-06-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol16/iss2/art22/