Incipient aquaculture in prehistoric California?: Long-term productivity and sustainability vs. immediate returns for the harvest of marine invertebrates

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1114-1123

  Whitaker, Adrian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Mytilus californianus; Optimal foraging theory; Resource depression

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; ARCHAEOLOGY; BODY SIZE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MOLLUSC; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PREHISTORIC; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; PUNTA GORDA; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA; MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 38949168163     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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