Title: Retrospective Analysis of Nearshore Marine Communities Based on Analysis of Archaeological Material and Isotopes
Project Year and Number: 2002: 02656
Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2003: 030656
Principal Investigator (PI): Gail Irvine, US Geological Survey
Assisting Personnel: Jeanne Schaaf
Research Location: Gulf of Alaska
Restoration Category: Research
Injured Resources Addressed: Intertidal Organisms
Abstract: This project will investigate long-term (6,300 year) patterns of productivity and relative species abundances in nearshore, intertidal communities via retrospective analyses. These analyses will focus on excavated hidden remains of very rich, well-dated archaeological sites along the Katmai National Park and Preserve coast. Changes in nearshore marine communities will be assessed through examination of relative species abundances, size-frequency analysis, and other indicators of habitat changes. Isotopic analysis of shells will provide an assessment of long-term productivity patterns in the nearshore marine environment as related to major periods of climate change.
Geographic Regions |
Cook Inlet |
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Fields of Expertise |
Ecology Management & Policy |
Technological Methods |
Modeling Paleo/core studies Spectrometry |
Professional Activity |
Field research and Data Collection |
Ecosystems |
Marine – Nearshore |
Proposal: View PDF (123 KB)
Funding Recommendations: View
Funding Detail For: 2002
Quarterly Project Tasks For: 2002
Annual Report: 2002: Not Available
Final Report: See Project 491
Publications from this Project: None Available
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