The role of small islands in marine subsistence strategies: Case studies from the caribbean

Human Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 635-654

  Keegan, William F ^a   Fitzpatrick, Scott M ^b   Sealey, Kathleen Sullivan ^c   LeFebvre, Michelle J ^d   Sinelli, Peter T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d University of Central Florida ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Caribbean; Coral reefs; Island biogeography; Small islands

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CORAL REEF; MARINE RESOURCE; PREHISTORIC; SMALL ISLAND STATE; SUBSISTENCE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 55149117084     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-008-9188-z     Document Type: Article

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