Vancouver Island Marmot Bones From Subalpine Caves

Author : David W. Nagorsen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vancouver Island Marmot Bones from Subalpine Caves written by David W. Nagorsen and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1985, faunal remains of the Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis) have been discovered in four high-elevation cave sites, two in Strathcona Provincial Park and a third in Clayoquot Plateau Provincial Park. Cut marks on bones and artefacts recovered at one site indicate that the remains are the result of human hunting, and radiocarbon dating has revealed the prehistoric ages of the sites. No marmots live in the vicinity of the cave sites today, and the remains provide additional evidence for a range decline in the marmot. This report summarises the analysis of faunal remains (not only of marmot but also of other mammals) and reviews the implications for Vancouver Island marmot biogeography and conservation, as well as for Aboriginal cultural history. Recommendations are also presented for future research in British Columbia parks and for managing those cave sites.

Author : Donna Naughton
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802048172
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annotated Bibliography of Quaternary Vertebrates of Northern North America written by Donna Naughton and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on highlights (species mentioned, locality, geological age, stratigraphic positions, etc.) of nearly 1000 items published between 1821 and 2000, dealing with the remains of vertebrates that lived from about 2 million to 5000 years ago.

Author : Naowarat Cheeptham
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461452066
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cave Microbiomes: A Novel Resource for Drug Discovery written by Naowarat Cheeptham and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-10-06 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book details recent findings in the field of cave microbiology and builds on fast-paced efforts to exploit an unconventional and underexplored environment for new microorganisms which may provide an untapped source of drugs: microorganisms from caves.

Author : Kenneth B. Armitage
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139993003
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marmot Biology written by Kenneth B. Armitage and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-24 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the physiological and behavioral factors that enable a species to live in a harsh seasonal environment, this book places the social biology of marmots in an environmental context. It draws on the results of a forty-year empirical study of the population biology of the yellow-bellied marmot near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in the Upper East River Valley in Colorado, USA. The text examines life-history features such as body-size, habitat use, environmental physiology, social dynamics, and kinship. Considerable new data analyses are integrated with material published over a fifty-year period, including extensive natural history observations, providing an essential foundation for integrating social and population processes. Finally, the results of research into the yellow-bellied marmot are related to major ecological and evolutionary theories, especially inclusive fitness and population regulation, making this a valuable resource for students and researchers in animal behavior, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, ecology and conservation.

Author : Catherine Marie Gilbert
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 1772033596
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Journey Back to Nature written by Catherine Marie Gilbert and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating account of the century-long effort to define, access, preserve, develop, and exploit the uniquely beautiful area of rugged wilderness now known as Strathcona Provincial Park on Central Vancouver Island. Strathcona Provincial Park is situated in the middle of Vancouver Island, bordering Clayoquot Sound on the west, Port Alberni on the south, and a large property once known as the Esquimalt and Nanaimo (E&N) land grant on the east. Measuring 250,000 hectares, this breathtaking park, with its gorgeous mountains, lakes, and waterfalls, is a nature lover's paradise. Yet behind this picture of serenity lies a volatile history. A Journey Back to Nature: A History of Strathcona Provincial Park takes a comprehensive look at this rich, beautiful stretch of wilderness and the competing interests that struggled to protect it, define it, and/or control it—from Indigenous Peoples, who have lived on the land for millennia, to European explorers and industrialists, who could not see beyond the wealth of its natural resources, to early conservationists and enterprising settlers, who wished to preserve the area as a wilderness playground for BC's booming population and nascent tourist industry. Over the course of a century, Strathcona Provincial Park was frequently at the centre of some of the most heated public debates in BC history, between economic and environmental interests. This detailed account—lavishly illustrated with archival and contemporary photographs and maps—uncovers the intriguing history, complex legacy, and majestic natural beauty of BC's first provincial park.

Author : Umberto Albarella
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199686475
Total Pages : 865 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Zooarchaeology written by Umberto Albarella and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 865 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Oxford Handbook of Zooarchaeology' offers a cutting-edge compendium of zooarchaeology the world over that seeks to provide a holistic view of the role played by animals in shaping human history, with case studies from five continents examining human-animal relationships across a range of geographical, historical, and cultural contexts.

Author : Alan D. McMillan
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774842377
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Since the Time of the Transformers written by Alan D. McMillan and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2000-02-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines over 4000 years of culture history of the related Nuu-chah-nulth, Ditidaht, and Makah peoples on western Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula. Using data from the Toquaht Archaeological Project, McMillan challenges current ethnographic interpretations that show little or no change in these peoples’ culture. Instead, by combining historical evidence, recent archaeological data, and oral traditions he demonstrates conclusively that there were in fact extensive cultural changes and restructuring in these societies in the century following contact with Europeans.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Canadian Journal of Zoology written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George A. Feldhamer
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801874161
Total Pages : 1250 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild Mammals of North America written by George A. Feldhamer and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2003-11-19 with total page 1250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents

Author : British Columbia. Legislative Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Columbia Government Publications, Monthly Checklist written by British Columbia. Legislative Library and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: