
Ancient Maya Made Widespread Changes to Wetland Landscape
Author(s) -
Joshua Rapp Learn
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo157922
Subject(s) - wetland , maya , geography , archaeology , ecology , biology
A system of canals 2 millennia old sustained a local population after the collapse of its neighbors, and it continues to affect local ecology today.