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Jackley, Julia; Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University; jaj8@sfu.ca; Gardner, Lindsay; School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University; gardner@sfu.ca; Djunaedi, Audrey F.; School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University; adjunaed@sfu.ca; Salomon, Anne K.; School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University; anne.salomon@sfu.ca. |
Indigenous communities have actively managed their environments for millennia using a diversity of resource use and conservation strategies. Clam gardens, ancient rock-walled intertidal beach terraces, represent one example of an early mariculture technology that may have been used to improve food security and confer resilience to coupled human-ocean systems. We surveyed a coastal landscape for evidence of past resource use and management to gain insight into ancient resource stewardship practices on the central coast of British Columbia, Canada. We found that clam gardens are embedded within a diverse portfolio of resource use and management strategies and were likely one component of a larger, complex resource management system. We compared clam... |
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Ancient shellfish mariculture; Bivalves; Clam gardens; Management portfolio; Resilience; Resource management; Traditional marine management. |
Ano: 2016 |
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