干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): The importance of guano birds to the Inca Empire and the first conservation measures implemented by humans

Arid

DOI	10.1111/ibi.12867
	The importance of guano birds to the Inca Empire and the first conservation measures implemented by humans
	Rodrigues, Pedro; Micael, Joana
通讯作者	Rodrigues, P
来源期刊	IBIS
ISSN	0019-1019
EISSN	1474-919X
出版年	2021
卷号	163 期号:1 页码:283-291
英文摘要	The Inca Empire was the largest ancient civilization in South America, extending across almost 4000 km of distinct environments from the Pacific coast to the Andes, and throughout most of the arid desert between. The present study highlights the importance of guano birds (Guanay CormorantLeucocarbo bougainvillii, Peruvian PelicanPelecanus thagusand Peruvian BoobySula variegata) for the expansion and prosperity of the Inca Empire. The use of guano as a fertilizer was fundamental to sustain the agricultural development of the empire and, it has been argued, was the basis for its rapid growth. The access to guano on coastal islands and its subsequent transportation to highlands provided food security for a population of more than 8 million. The importance of guano birds to the Inca Empire led to the development of management plans based on a penal code aiming to preserve these species and their natural habitats. These protective actions may represent the first conservation measures ever implemented by humans based on the importance of species protection for human activities and livelihoods.
英文关键词	conservation measures fertilizer guano birds Inca Empire
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000560345100001
WOS关键词	SEABIRDS ; CHILE ; PERU
WOS类目	Ornithology
WOS研究方向	Zoology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/327912
作者单位	[Rodrigues, Pedro] Univ Austral Chile, Fac Ciencias Vet, Inst Patol Anim, Valdivia 5090000, Chile; [Micael, Joana] Southwest Iceland Nat Res Ctr, Sudurnesjabaer, Iceland
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Rodrigues, Pedro,Micael, Joana. The importance of guano birds to the Inca Empire and the first conservation measures implemented by humans[J],2021,163(1):283-291.
APA	Rodrigues, Pedro,&Micael, Joana.(2021).The importance of guano birds to the Inca Empire and the first conservation measures implemented by humans.IBIS,163(1),283-291.
MLA	Rodrigues, Pedro,et al."The importance of guano birds to the Inca Empire and the first conservation measures implemented by humans".IBIS 163.1(2021):283-291.