Ecological extinction caused by overfishing precedes all other pervasive human disturbance
to coastal ecosystems, including pollution, degradation of water quality, and anthropogenic …

Kelp forests are phyletically diverse, structurally complex and highly productive components
of coldwater rocky marine coastlines. This paper reviews the conditions in which kelp forests …

Although aquatic resources are often seen as central to the development of post-Pleistocene
cultural complexity, most models of human evolution have all but ignored the role of aquatic …

Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …

In this article, a collaborative effort between archaeologists and marine ecologists, we
discuss the role kelp forest ecosystems may have played in facilitating the movement of …

Who were the first humans to inhabit North America? According to the now familiar story,
mammal hunters entered the continent some 12,000 years ago via a land bridge that …

Excavations at Quebrada Jaguay 280 (QJ-280)(16° 30′ S) in south coastal Peru
demonstrated that Paleoindian-age people of the Terminal Pleistocene (about 11,100 to …

Archaeological studies of island and coastal societies have advanced significantly over the
years. Long marginalized as relatively recent developments, coastal, maritime, and island …

Islands have always been fascinating places, their separateness evoking a sense of mystery
and inspiring a yearning for exploration. California's islands are unique evolutionary …

Abstract California's Channel Islands were home to some of the most distinctive Native
American peoples along the Pacific Coast. Never connected to the mainland during the …