James E. Sherow’s scientific contributions

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Workings of the Geodialectic: High Plains Indians and Their Horses in the Region of the Arkansas River Valley, 1800-1870
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July 1992

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Environmental History Review

James E. Sherow

The phrase Geodialectic implies ever changing environments on the planet, and, in order to survive, humans and other living things must adapt to constant environmental flux. The case study illustrates how horses proved both an innovative addition and a vexation to High Plains Indians. Through their inability fully to adjust their horse-tending practices to the variable environment, the Geodialectic worked to the Indians' disadvantage. -J. Sheail

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... Through history native grasses have been highly evolved and adapted to extremely unreliable climate, especially frequent and long drought events. The erratic climate even afflicted High Plains Indians suffering from local environmental degradation caused by its unpredictable precipitation [81]. Drought ("dustbowl") happened on the Great Plains in early 1930s was another example of illustrating the extent of impact of climate events, which severely damaged the ecology and agriculture throughout the prairie regions [82]. ...

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Long Term Effect of Major Disturbances on the Northern Mixed Grassland Ecosystem—A Review
Workings of the Geodialectic: High Plains Indians and Their Horses in the Region of the Arkansas River Valley, 1800-1870
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  • July 1992

Environmental History Review

James E. Sherow