(NOTE: ALL ATTACHMENTS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO http://sites.google.com/site/conservationinmekong3/archive-for-course-readings)
1. Develop and execute a survey of SE Asian immigrants from the Mekong region to the U.S. that inquires about their perspectives on changes in the biological and cultural landscapes of their homelands. Post the hypothesis, methods, results of the survey and discussion about the results within the assignments page.
2. Be sure to have read and be able to present at least two papers for the class in 2-5 minutes.
[tli] Bowdery, Doreen. 1999. Phytoliths from Tropical Sediments:Reports from Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea. Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association Bulletin 18(2): 159-168.
Latinis, D. Kyle. 2000. The Development of Subsistence System Models for Island Southeast Asia and near Oceania: The Nature and Role of Arboriculture and Arboreal-Based Economies. World Archaeology 32 (1): 41-67. [tli]
[ss]
Berg, Michael; Stengel, Caroline; Trang, Pham Thi Kim; Viet, Pham Hung; Sampson, Mickey L.; Leng, Moniphea; Samreth, Sohpeap; Fredericks, David. 2006. Magnitude of arsenic pollution in the Mekong and Red River Deltas – Cambodia and Vietnam. Science of the Total Envrionment. 372(2007) 413-425.
Buschmann, Johanna; Berg, Michael; Stengel, Caroline; Winkel, Lenny; Sampson, Mickey L.; Trang, Pham Thi Kim; Viet, Pham Hung. 2007. Contamination of drinking water resources in the Mekong delta floodplains: Arsenic and other trace metals pose serious health risks to population. Environmental International. 34(2008) 756-764
<article review located below>
[ss]
[arb] reviewed article (review attached)
Pattanavibool, Anak, Dearden, Philip. (2002) Fragmentation and Wildlife in Montane Evergreen Forests, Northern Thailand. Biological Conservation. 107: 155-164.
[arb] second article
Banks, William E., Derrico, Francesco, Dibble, Harold L., Krishtalka, Lenard, West, Dixie, Olszewski, Deborah I., Peterson, A. Townsend, Anderson, David G., Gillam, J. Kristopher, Montet-White, Anta, Crucifix, Michel, Marean, Curtis W., Sanchez-Goni, Maria-Fernanda, Wohlfarth, Barbara, Vanhaeran, Marian. (2006) Eco-Cultural Niche Modeling: New Tools for Reconstructing the Geography and Ecology of Past Human Populations.
PaleoAnthropology. 68-83.
[NC]
Nguyen, My Lien T. (2007) Community Dynamics and Functional Stability: A Recipe for Cultural Adaptation and Continuity. Economic Botany. 61(4): 337-346.
Sukalakamala, S. Britten, H. 2006. Food Practices, Changes, Preferences, and Acculturation of Thais in the United States. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 106(1): 103-108.
[NC]
[fig] Andrews, J. 1993. Diffusion of Mesoamerican Food Complex to Southeastern Europe
. Geographical Review. 83(2):194-204.
Schippmann U, Leaman DJ, Cunningham AB. 2002. Impact of Cultivation and Gathering of Medicinal Plants on Biodiversity: Global Trends and Issues. (FAO) Biodiversity and the ecosystem approach in agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Satellite event on the occasion of the Ninth regular session of the commission on genetic resources for food and agriculture. 1-21.
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Xu, J., Ma, E. T., Tashi, D., Fu, Y., Lu, Z., & Melick, D. (2005). Integrating sacred knowledge for conservation: cultures and landscapes in southeast China. Ecology and Society, 10(2): 7.
Song, S. L., Sopha, L., Try, I., & Sotharith, H. (2004). The unsustainable exploitation of inland fisheries resources in Cambodia. FAO Fisheries Report, No. 782. Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2004.
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[mr] Sprenger, G. 2006. Out of the Ashes: Swidden Cultivation in Highland Laos. Anthropology Today 22(4): 9-13.
Donovan, D. 2003. Trading in the Forest: Lessons from Lao History. in: Lye, T.-P., W. de Jong, and Abe K., eds. The Political Ecology of Tropical Forests in Southeast Asia (Kyoto: Kyoto University Press, 2003). [mr]
3. Submit completed poster for evaluation.
Safias - "Magnitude of Arsenic Pollution in the Mekong"
Lien's poster
Teresa's title "Arboriculture in Prehistoric Mainland Southeast Asia Foraging"
Fiona's Poster
Matt's Poster: Food and Trade Goods in Rural Northern Laos
4. Submit a written review of one article following the instructions provided by the instructor. Attach your reviews below; hard copies will not be accepted. Be sure to upload your articles (not just links). The evaluation rubric has also been posted.
Teresa: Review of Bowdery article
Matt: Review of Donovan article
[fig] Schippmann, U., Leaman, D. J., Cunningham, A. B. 2002.Impact of Cultivation and Gathering of Medicinal Plants on
Biodiversity: Global Trends and Issues. Inter-Departmental Working Group on Biological Diversity for Food and Agriculture.
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5. Work on organization of conference.