@article {9770,
	title = {The New Ecology and Landscape Archaeology: Incorporating the Anthropogenic Factor in Models of Settlement Systems in the Canadian Prairie Ecozone},
	journal = {Canadian Journal of Archaeology/Journal canadien d{\textquoteright}arch{\'e}ologie},
	volume = {31},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {65-92},
	abstract = {<p>In archaeology, models of hunter-gatherer settlement systems derive from concepts developed in ecology. More specifically, mobility strategies, or the nature of seasonal movements across a landscape, are viewed as being closely related to the resource structure of the environment. However, recent advances in ecology acknowledge the importance of history, disturbance, and contingency in the interpretation of biotic communities. Furthermore, humans are often identified as integral components of the ecosystem and important agents of disturbance, especially in the field of historical ecology. Unfortunately, research in historical ecology has concentrated on the impact of agricultural practices, leaving one with the impression that human groups were not important agents of disturbance before the domestication of plants and animals. The goal of this presentation is to argue that even the activities of hunter-gatherers are relevant when interpreting the development of biotic communities across the world.</p>},
	author = {Gerald A. Oetelaar and D. Joy Oetelaar}
}
