Earthquakes and tsunami as elements of environmental disturbance on the Northwest Coast of North America

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-116

  Losey, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cascadia subduction zone earthquakes; Environmental disturbance; Fish; Natural disasters; Northwest Coast; Sea mammals; Shellfish; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

EID: 18144372024     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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