Effects of changing climate on game-animal and human use of the Colorado High Country (U.S.A.) since 1000 BC

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-15

  Benedict, James B ^a  

^a Center for Mountain Archeology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HUNTING; PALEOECOLOGY; PREHISTORIC; RADIOCARBON DATING;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS; RHIZOCARPON;

EID: 0032983782     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552617     Document Type: Article

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