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"Our species' pervasive presence on the planet is the combined result of two powerful forces: earth's rich natural endowments and humanity's ability to manipulate nature. From our ability to control fire to our expertise in breeding palatable plants, from our capacity to ship fertilizer across the Atlantic to our skill in selectively tinkering with plant genomes, DeFries describes the ingenious manipulations of nature that have enabled humankind to nourish and flourish. Throughout history humans have been able to ratchet up populations, survive the hatchets that threaten the species, and pivot to a new strategy for survival"--

Nature --- Human ecology --- Physical anthropology --- Human evolution --- Social evolution --- Survival --- Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. --- Survival skills --- Cultural evolution --- Cultural transformation --- Culture, Evolution of --- Culture --- Evolution --- Social change --- Evolution (Biology) --- Evolutionary psychology --- Human beings --- Biological anthropology --- Somatology --- Anthropology --- Human biology --- Ecology --- Environment, Human --- Human environment --- Ecological engineering --- Human geography --- Anthropogenic effects on nature --- Ecological footprint --- Anthropogenic soils --- Effect of human beings on --- Origin --- Social aspects --- Effect of environment on --- Nature - Effect of human beings on