2. A History of Paleoecological Research on Sea Otters and Pinnipeds of the Eastern Pacific Rim

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. 1. People, Pinnipeds, and Sea Otters of the Northeast Pacific 1
5. 2. A History of Paleoecological Research on Sea Otters and Pinnipeds of the Eastern Pacific Rim 19
6. 3. The Historical Ecology of Walrus Exploitation in the North Pacific 41
7. 4. Neoglacial Sea Ice and Life History Flexibility in Ringed and Fur Seals 65
8. 5. A 4500-Year Time-Series of Otariid Abundance on Sanak Island, Western Gulf of Alaska 93
9. 6. An Analysis of Seal, Sea Lion, and Sea Otter Consumption Patterns on Sanak Island, Alaska: An 1800-year Record on Aleut Consumer Behavior 111
10. 7. Toward a Historical Ecology of Pinniped and Sea Otter Hunting Traditions on the Coast of Southern British Columbia 129
11. 8. Native American Use of Seals, Sea Lions, and Sea Otters in Estuaries of Northern Oregon and Southern Washington 167
12. 9. Why Were Northern Fur Seals Spared in Northern California? A Cultural and Archaeological Explanation 197
13. 10. Holocene Monterey Bay Fur Seals: Distribution, Dates, and Ecological Implications 221
14. 11. Toward a Prehistory of the Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) 243
15. 12. Resilience and Reorganization: Archaeology and Historical Ecology of California Channel Island Marine Mammals 273
16. 13. Perspectives from the Past: Archaeology, Historical Ecology, and Northeastern Pacific Pinnipeds and Sea Otters 297
17. Index 309