Clam growth-stage profiles as a measure of harvest intensity and resource management on the central coast of British Columbia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1050-1060

  Cannon, Aubrey ^a   Burchell, Meghan ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Growth stage profiles; Northwest Coast; Resource management; Shell middens; Shellfish collection

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; HARVESTING; SHELLFISH FISHERY; TAPHONOMY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 59349103149     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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