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Seasonality and Intensity of Shellfish Harvesting on the North Coast of British Columbia
Nadine HallmannBernd R. SchöneMeghan BurchellAndrew MartindaleAubrey Cannonsubject
010506 paleontologyArcheologyHistoryBiogeochemical cycleanimal structuresOceanography01 natural sciencesmedicine0601 history and archaeology14. Life underwaterShellfishComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS0105 earth and related environmental sciencescomputer.programming_languageIsotope analysisgeography.geographical_feature_category060102 archaeologyEcology06 humanities and the artsSeasonalitymedicine.diseaseMiddenFisheryGeographyOceanographyHarbourArchipelago[SDE]Environmental Sciencescomputerdescription
ABSTRACT Biogeochemical and growth increment analyses show contrasting seasonal patterns of butter clam collection and rates of harvest intensity between archaeological shell midden sites from the Dundas Islands archipelago and the mainland coast in Prince Rupert Harbour, northern British Columbia. Growth increment analysis shows more intensive clam harvest in the Dundas Islands in comparison to the residential sites in Prince Rupert Harbour. Stable oxygen isotope analysis shows multi-seasonal collection of clams in the Dundas Islands and a more seasonally specific emphasis in Prince Rupert Harbour. Comparison of these results to those of similar studies in the Namu region on the central coast of British Columbia provides a basis for broader regional understanding of variation in shellfish harvesting intensity and seasonality on the Pacific Northwest Coast.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-01 |