Herring and people of the North Pacific : sustaining a keystone species / Thomas F. Thornton & Madon...
Herring and people of the North Pacific : sustaining a keystone species / Thomas F. Thornton & Madon...
Herring and people of the North Pacific : sustaining a keystone species / Thomas F. Thornton & Madonna L. Moss.
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Publisher
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2021]
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G 2021/2893
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 259 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Herring as a foundation, keystone, and bellwether species -- The life cycleand ecology of Pacific herring -- Herring in the archaeological record -- Herring cultivation among the Tlingit and Haida -- Reframing sustainability in marine ecosystems in Southeast Alaska -- Requiem or revi...
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Publisher
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2021]
Place of Publication
Washington (State)
Date Published
[2021]
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Summary
"Herring (Clupea pallasii) is vital to the productivity and health of marine systems, and socio-ecologically is the most important fish species in the northern hemisphere, where it is valued for its oil, bait, eggs, and sac roe. This comprehensive case study traces the development of fisheries in Southeast Alaska from pre-contact indigenous relatio...
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Herring and people of the North Pacific : sustaining a keystone species / Thomas F. Thornton & Madonna L. Moss.
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"A Ruth Kirk Book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-247) and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/2893
Record Identifier
74VKarOyeD23
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKarOyeD23
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ISBN
0295748281
9780295748283
DDC
639.27452091823
MMS ID
991024442323402626
