Examining causes and trends in marine trophic level change: 1500 years of fish exploitation at Fatu-ma-Futi, Tutuila Island, American Sāmoa

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-194

  Morrison, Alex E ^a,b   Addison, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b International Archaeological Research Institute   (United States)

^c American Samoa Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Faunal analysis; Marine food webs; Subsistence; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL REEF; FOOD WEB; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AMERICAN SAMOA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; TUTUILA;

ACANTHURIDAE; ANTHOZOA; SCARIDAE;

EID: 70349658551     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564890903245264     Document Type: Article

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