human influence in the Medit.

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Hello All:

I am currently taking a graduate seminar at UC Davis on the Ecosystems of the world’s Mediterranean climate regions.  It covers the climate, flora, fauna, fire regime and human influences on these regions.  The professor is actually hoping to use our research and presentations to put together an undergraduate course on the topic for the fall quarter.  The lot has fallen to me to cover the human influences in the Mediterranean rim and South Africa’s medit. region, including the earliest indigenous occupation, major immigrations, agricultural practices and uses, including grazing, the extent of land set aside as reserves and any pertinent social structures that have influenced land use.  Imagine all that compressed into a concise summarized Powerpoint presentation of 20 minutes!

 

I thought before I go beyond the two books I’ve begun with, I would cull the vast collective wisdom of this group for any particularly good sources you would recommend.  And please remember, I am not doing a complete thesis that would require many hours of digging, so easy to use is best! J

 

Thanks in advance,

Karrie Reid

Folsom Foothill Gardener