The Western Aleutians: Cultural Isolation and Environmental Change

Human Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 459-479

  Corbett, Debra G ^a   Lefevre, Christine ^b   Siegel Causey, Douglas ^c  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleutian Islands; Cultural exchange; Environmental change; Holocene; Maritime adaptations; Subarctic

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ISOLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HOLOCENE;

USA, ALASKA, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS;

EID: 0031426491     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021875626928     Document Type: Article

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