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coupled human and animal systems  

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  • Coupled human and animal systems (CHAS) are those in which two elements—humans and animals (domesticated or semidomesticated)—are linked and depend directly on one another. Such systems represent one of many possible types of subsystem that exist within coupled human and natural systems. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Coupled Human and Animal Systems]

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