Prehistoric human impacts on Waterbirds at Watmough Bay, Washington, USA

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 210-230

  Bovy, Kristine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Double crested Cormorant; Human impacts; Mass harvesting; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCHAEOLOGY; BREEDING POPULATION; COLONY; HARVESTING; HUNTING; NESTING; SEABIRD;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; STRAIT OF GEORGIA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WATMOUGH BAY;

ANAS; ANIMALIA; AVES; AYTHYA; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX AURITUS;

EID: 43249137112     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564890701623746     Document Type: Article

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