On the history of humans as geomorphic agents

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Research Article| September 01, 2000 On the history of humans as geomorphic agents Roger LeB. Hooke Roger LeB. Hooke 1Department of Geological Sciences, Bryand Global Sciences Center, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5790, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2000) 28 (9): 843–846. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<843:OTHOHA>2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 30 Mar 2000 rev-recd: 30 May 2000 accepted: 26 Jun 2000 first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Roger LeB. Hooke; On the history of humans as geomorphic agents. Geology 2000;; 28 (9): 843–846. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<843:OTHOHA>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The human population has been increasing exponentially. Simultaneously, as digging sticks and antlers have given way to wooden plows, iron spades, steam shovels, and today's huge excavators, our ability and motivation to modify the landscape by moving earth in construction and mining activities have also increased dramatically. As a consequence, we have now become arguably the premier geomorphic agent sculpting the landscape, and the rate at which we are moving earth is increasing exponentially. As hunter-gatherer cultures were replaced by agrarian societies to feed this expanding population, erosion from agricultural fields also, until recently, increased steadily. This constitutes an unintended additional human impact on the landscape. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.