Historical ecology and human impacts on coastal ecosystems of the Santa Barbara channel region, California

Human Impacts on Ancient Marine Ecosystems: A Global Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 77-102

  Rick, Torben C ^a   Erlandson, Jon M ^b   Braje, Todd J ^b   Estes, James A ^c   Graham, Michael H ^d   Vellanoweth, René L ^e  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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