The kelp highway hypothesis: Marine ecology, the coastal migration theory, and the peopling of the Americas

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-174

  Erlandson, Jon M ^a   Graham, Michael H ^b   Bourque, Bruce J ^c   Corbett, Debra ^d   Estes, James A ^e   Steneck, Robert S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

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

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Kelp forests; Marine ecology; Maritime migrations; Pacific Rim

Indexed keywords

BERINGIA; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; KELP FOREST; MIGRATION; MOVEMENT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ROCKY SHORE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

ASIA; BAJA CALIFORNIA [(PNN) MEXICO]; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [SOUTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PACIFIC RIM; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANTHOZOA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 43249141054     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564890701628612     Document Type: Article

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