Special Section Introduction:Socioecological Disequilibrium in the Circumpolar North
Despite the evident challenges posed by arctic environments past and present, and despite the widespread acknowledgement that human population histories in the Arctic have historically been quite dynamic, it is often assumed that traditional pre-colonial populations were in perfect equilibrium with...
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/67ec9b19-5c02-4d8f-b2ce-0358c1bcfebf 2023-05-15T14:51:43+02:00 Special Section Introduction:Socioecological Disequilibrium in the Circumpolar North Riede, Felix Hoye, Toke T. Tejsner, Pelle Veldhuis, Djuke Willerslev, Rane 2018 https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/special-section-introduction(67ec9b19-5c02-4d8f-b2ce-0358c1bcfebf).html https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-018-0009-8 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85053883275&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Riede , F , Hoye , T T , Tejsner , P , Veldhuis , D & Willerslev , R 2018 , ' Special Section Introduction : Socioecological Disequilibrium in the Circumpolar North ' , Human Ecology , vol. 46 , no. 5 , pp. 615-620 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-018-0009-8 Arctic Circumpolar north Disequilibrium Historical ecology Local and traditional ecological knowledge Indigenous knowledge NICHE CONSTRUCTION CULTURAL MACROEVOLUTION PACIFIC-NORTHWEST RESILIENCE THEORY EVOLUTION DYNAMICS ARCHAEOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGY DIVERSITY COMMUNITY article 2018 ftuniaarhuspubl https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-018-0009-8 2023-02-15T23:55:29Z Despite the evident challenges posed by arctic environments past and present, and despite the widespread acknowledgement that human population histories in the Arctic have historically been quite dynamic, it is often assumed that traditional pre-colonial populations were in perfect equilibrium with their environment, that they were perfectly adapted to their local environmental conditions. This adaptationist assumption is strongly challenged by recent research in ecology that has shown that many high-latitude ecological communities are in fact far from equilibrium with environmental conditions. Here we briefly introduce the notion of disequilibrium and the papers making up this special section. Ranging from the European Palearctic to the predicaments faced by contemporary populations in the circumpolar North, this collection presents a solid comparative evidence base for this new perspective. Together, these papers underline that adaptation - defined classically as the outcome of selection matching a particular feature or behaviour to the social or natural environment - cannot be assumed but needs to be empirically demonstrated. The papers also offer numerous qualitative and quantitative avenues for how to conduct such empirical investigations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Aarhus University: Research Arctic Pacific Human Ecology 46 5 615 620 |
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Despite the evident challenges posed by arctic environments past and present, and despite the widespread acknowledgement that human population histories in the Arctic have historically been quite dynamic, it is often assumed that traditional pre-colonial populations were in perfect equilibrium with their environment, that they were perfectly adapted to their local environmental conditions. This adaptationist assumption is strongly challenged by recent research in ecology that has shown that many high-latitude ecological communities are in fact far from equilibrium with environmental conditions. Here we briefly introduce the notion of disequilibrium and the papers making up this special section. Ranging from the European Palearctic to the predicaments faced by contemporary populations in the circumpolar North, this collection presents a solid comparative evidence base for this new perspective. Together, these papers underline that adaptation - defined classically as the outcome of selection matching a particular feature or behaviour to the social or natural environment - cannot be assumed but needs to be empirically demonstrated. The papers also offer numerous qualitative and quantitative avenues for how to conduct such empirical investigations. |
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Riede , F , Hoye , T T , Tejsner , P , Veldhuis , D & Willerslev , R 2018 , ' Special Section Introduction : Socioecological Disequilibrium in the Circumpolar North ' , Human Ecology , vol. 46 , no. 5 , pp. 615-620 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-018-0009-8 |
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