Browsing by Subject "Andes"
Now showing items 1-6 of 6
-
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)A detailed investigation of cores from three Peru Margin sites drilled during Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 201 has been conducted to determine the occurrence of volcanic ash layers and ash accumulations within marine ...
-
(2012-10-19)Theories of writing are one of the fundamental ways by which Indigenous peoples have been labeled as "uncivilized." In these discussions, writing becomes synonymous with history, literacy, and often times Truth. As such, ...
-
(2015-12-09)This dissertation investigates how a market-based mechanism for water and biodiversity conservation generates value from ecosystem services, rendering them as a recognizable commodity to be exchanged in a market. Through ...
-
(2012-05-02)This endeavor focuses on the formation and expansion of the Inca Empire and its effects on western South American societies in the fifteenth century. The research examines the Incan cultural, economic, and administrative ...
-
(2009-05-15)The Ucayali Basin is a Peruvian sub-Andean basin that initially formed during the extensive tectonics of the Early Paleozoic. Originally, the Ucayali Basin was part of a larger basin that extended east of the current ...
-
(2018-04-24)Testate amoebae are a group of protozoa that live in aquatic environments such as peatlands, estuaries, and lakes, and their shells are often well-preserved in the sediments of these environments. These organisms are useful ...