Human impacts on ancient marine ecosystems : a global perspective / edited by Torben C. Rick and Jon M. Erlandson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rick, Torben C.

Erlandson, Jon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coastal archaeology--Case studies.

Coastal archaeology.

Underwater archaeology--Case studies.

Underwater archaeology.

Prehistoric peoples.

Fishing, Prehistoric.

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Marine mammals--Effect of human beings on.

Marine mammals.

Marine mammal remains (Archaeology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Archaeological data now show that relatively intense human adaptations to coastal environments developed much earlier than once believed-more than 125,000 years ago. With our oceans and marine fisheries currently in a state of crisis, coastal archaeological sites contain a wealth of data that can shed light on the history of human exploitation of marine ecosystems. In eleven case studies from the Americas, Pacific Islands, North Sea, Caribbean, Europe, and Africa, leading researchers working in coastal areas around the world cover diverse marine ecosystems, reaching into deep history to discover how humans interacted with and impacted these aquatic environments and shedding new light on our understanding of contemporary environmental problems.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

Preface

1. Archaeology, Marine Ecology, And Human Impacts On Marine Environments

2. Short And Sometimes Sharp Human Impacts On Marine Resources In The Archaeology And History Of South Polynesia

3. Aleut Hunters, Sea Otters, And Sea Cows Three Thousand Years Of Interactions In The Western Aleutian Islands, Alaska

4. Historical Ecology And Human Impacts On Coastal Ecosystems Of The Santa Barbara Channel Region, California

5. Long-Term Effects Of Human Predation On Marine Ecosystems In Guerrero, Mexico

6. Ancient Fisheries And Marine Ecology Of Coastal Peru

7. Human Impacts On Marine Environments In The West Indies During The Middle To Late Holocene

8. Possible Prehistoric Fishing Effects On Coastal Marine Food Webs In The Gulf Of Maine

9. Codfish And Kings, Seals And Subsistence Norse Marine Resource Use In The North Atlantic

10. Historical Ecology Of The North Sea Basin An Archaeological Perspective And Some Problems Of Methodology

11. Twenty Thousand Years Of Fishing In The Strait Archaeological Fish And Shellfish Assemblages From Southern Iberia

12. Human Impact On Precolonial West Coast Marine Environments Of South Africa

13. Archaeology, Historical Ecology, And The Future Of Ocean Ecosystems

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786612359354

9781282359352

1282359355

9780520934290

0520934296

OCLC:

609850036