Coastal dynamics and cultural occupations on Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, U.S.A.

Palynology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-156

  Saunders, Rebecca ^a   Krebs, William ^b   Wrenn, John H ^a   Bryant, Vaughn M ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Petronas Carigali SDN BHD   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Archaic; Choctawhatchee Bay; Diatoms; Estuarine resources; Paleoenvironment; Pollen; Shell midden

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARCHEAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; COASTAL ZONE; CULTURAL TRADITION; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; DIATOM; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EXPLOITATION; FLOODPLAIN; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; POLLEN; SCOUR; SHELLFISH;

AUSTRALIA; CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; MITCHELL RIVER [QUEENSLAND]; QUEENSLAND; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; OSTREIDAE; RANGIA;

EID: 76449119473     PISSN: 01916122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gspalynol.33.2.135     Document Type: Article

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