Human impacts on the environment and wildlife in California’s past: Lessons from California archaeology

The long history of human-animal interactions in California prior to European contact is frequently not considered when setting ecological baselines and, by consequence, when planning conservation and management expectations and strategies for native species. This article reviews archaeological pers...

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Autores principales: Julia Renee Prince-Buitenhuys, Colleen M. Cheverko, Eric J. Bartelink, Veronica Wunderlich, Kristina Krawford
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:bcb8a33690a54f8c8dda37293161e3f32021-11-04T14:53:16ZHuman impacts on the environment and wildlife in California’s past: Lessons from California archaeology10.51492/cfwj.hwisi.122689-4203https://doaj.org/article/bcb8a33690a54f8c8dda37293161e3f32021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2689-4203The long history of human-animal interactions in California prior to European contact is frequently not considered when setting ecological baselines and, by consequence, when planning conservation and management expectations and strategies for native species. This article reviews archaeological perspectives that explore the relationship between human niche construction and plant and wildlife populations and human health in pre-European contact Central California, with an emphasis on the Central Valley and Delta, the surrounding foothills, and the San Francisco Bay Area. A summary of the archaeological record for Central California is provided, along with how niche construction and related evolutionary based models have been applied to it. Examples of the influences of human niche construction on flora, fauna, and human health from the archaeological and ethnographic record are then discussed. This information is tied to modern wildlife research and management practices by highlighting key points that would serve contemporary fish and wildlife management related to the concept that human influences on species “natural” habitats and ecological baselines extends much further into the past than current ecological baselines and wildlife management strategies traditionally account for. Julia Renee Prince-BuitenhuysColleen M. CheverkoEric J. BartelinkVeronica WunderlichKristina KrawfordCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlifearticlearchaeologycentral valleydeltaecological baselinesenvironmental managementhealthniche constructionsan francisco baytraditional management practicesScienceQENCalifornia Fish and Wildlife Journal, Vol 107, Iss 3, Pp 295-319 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic archaeology
central valley
delta
ecological baselines
environmental management
health
niche construction
san francisco bay
traditional management practices
Science
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spellingShingle archaeology
central valley
delta
ecological baselines
environmental management
health
niche construction
san francisco bay
traditional management practices
Science
Q
Julia Renee Prince-Buitenhuys
Colleen M. Cheverko
Eric J. Bartelink
Veronica Wunderlich
Kristina Krawford
Human impacts on the environment and wildlife in California’s past: Lessons from California archaeology
description The long history of human-animal interactions in California prior to European contact is frequently not considered when setting ecological baselines and, by consequence, when planning conservation and management expectations and strategies for native species. This article reviews archaeological perspectives that explore the relationship between human niche construction and plant and wildlife populations and human health in pre-European contact Central California, with an emphasis on the Central Valley and Delta, the surrounding foothills, and the San Francisco Bay Area. A summary of the archaeological record for Central California is provided, along with how niche construction and related evolutionary based models have been applied to it. Examples of the influences of human niche construction on flora, fauna, and human health from the archaeological and ethnographic record are then discussed. This information is tied to modern wildlife research and management practices by highlighting key points that would serve contemporary fish and wildlife management related to the concept that human influences on species “natural” habitats and ecological baselines extends much further into the past than current ecological baselines and wildlife management strategies traditionally account for.
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author Julia Renee Prince-Buitenhuys
Colleen M. Cheverko
Eric J. Bartelink
Veronica Wunderlich
Kristina Krawford
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title Human impacts on the environment and wildlife in California’s past: Lessons from California archaeology
title_short Human impacts on the environment and wildlife in California’s past: Lessons from California archaeology
title_full Human impacts on the environment and wildlife in California’s past: Lessons from California archaeology
title_fullStr Human impacts on the environment and wildlife in California’s past: Lessons from California archaeology
title_full_unstemmed Human impacts on the environment and wildlife in California’s past: Lessons from California archaeology
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