Project Information

Title: Retrospective Analysis of Nearshore Marine Communities Based on Analysis of Archaeological Material and Isotopes 02656

Project Year and Number: 2002: 02656

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2003: 030656

Principal Investigator (PI): Gail Irvine (US Geological Survey)

Managing Agency: USGS

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.


Proposal: View (122 KB)

Reports:
Final Report: See Project 030656

Publications from this Project: None Available