Aboriginal mollusc exploitation in southwestern Australia

Dortch, Charles; Kendrick, George W.; Morse, Kate

doi:10.1002/j.1834-4453.1984.tb00088.x

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“…For southwestern Australia, Dortch, Kendrick and Morse (1984) have provided a most interesting and valuable summary of the status of known shell middens in that region. Following Dortch's (1980) discussion of the apparent lack of shellmiddens along the temperate southwestern coasts, Dortch, Kendrick and Morse describe a situation where only one unequivocal shellmidden can be found per 180 km of coastline.…”

Section: Barrier Reefmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evidence for a coastal occupation time‐lag at Princess Charlotte Bay (North Queensland) and implications for coastal colonization and population growth theories for Aboriginal Australia

Beaton

1985

Archaeology in Oceania

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Evidence for a coastal occupation time‐lag at Princess Charlotte Bay (North Queensland) and implications for coastal colonization and population growth theories for Aboriginal Australia

Beaton

1985

Archaeology in Oceania

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“…Intertidal collecting of organisms occurs in Australia with historical evidence suggesting that Aboriginal Australians harvested for food as far back as the late Pleistocene (Dortch et al , ; Sullivan, ). Collecting for bait is a more common activity in contemporary Australian culture (Kingsford et al , ; Keough et al , ; Underwood, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessing the effectiveness of a long‐standing rocky intertidal protected area and its contribution to the regional conservation of species, habitats and assemblages

Alexander

Gladstone

2012

Aquatic Conservation

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1. The acceptance of reserves as a useful management strategy relies on evidence of their effectiveness in preserving stocks of harvested species and conserving biodiversity. A history of ad hoc decisions in terrestrial and marine protected area planning has meant that many of these areas are contributing inefficiently to conservation goals. The conservation value of existing protected areas should be assessed when planning the placement of additional areas in a reserve network.2. This study tested (1) the effectiveness of protection for intertidal molluscs of a marine reserve (Bouddi Marine Extension, NSW, Australia) established in 1971, and (2) the contribution of the protected area to the conservation of regional species, assemblages, and habitats.3. The shell length and population density of one harvested (Cellana tramoserica), and three non-harvested species (Bembicium nanum, Morula marginalba, Nerita atramentosa) of intertidal molluscs were examined in the protected area and two reference locations over two seasons.4. The heavily collected limpet C. tramoserica was significantly larger in the protected area and was the only species to exhibit a significant difference. No species significantly differed in population density between the protected area and reference locations. 5. Temporally replicated surveys of macro-molluscs at 21 locations over 75 km of coastline identified that the existing protected area included 50% of species, two of five assemblage types and 19 of 20 intertidal rocky shore habitats surveyed in the study region. Reservation of a further three rocky reefs would protect a large proportion of species (71%), a representative of each assemblage and all habitat types.6. Despite originally being selected in the absence of information on regional biodiversity, the protected area is today an effective starting point for expansion to a regional network of intertidal protected areas.

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“…Mammals make up the majority of the faunal assemblage, and preliminary assessments indicate accumulation by humans, owls, and carnivores including chuditch (western quoll), Tasmanian devil, thylacine, and dingo. A small quantity of fish bone and marine mollusc shell mostly dates from the middle to late Holocene, coinciding with the onset of midden formation along the NSCP coastline, and possibly continuing after these midden sites stopped being used (Dortch et al 1984;Monks et al 2015). …”

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“…In the northern Swan Coastal Plain (NSCP), there is limited comparable evidence for human activity before the Holocene. Archaeologists working on the NSCP have focused on coastal midden sites (Dortch et al 1984;Monks et al 2015;Morse 1982), but investigations of NSCP caves suggest that these sites can also provide detailed evidence for past human activities in inland ecosystems (Baynes 1979;Hallam 1974;Lundelius 1960). We report preliminary results from recent investigations at a newly identified cave site in the NSCP, which contributes to ongoing research into past human interaction with diverse coastal plain environments.…”

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Pleistocene occupation of Yellabidde Cave in the northern Swan Coastal Plain, southwestern Australia

Monks

Dortch

Jacobsen

et al. 2016

Australian Archaeology

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Evidence for human occupation of Western Australia's northern Swan Coastal Plain derives mainly from Holocene coastal midden sites. Here, we present preliminary results from archaeological investigations at Yellabidde Cave, located 9 km inland from the present coast. Excavations in the limestone cave's sandy floor deposit revealed cultural and palaeontological materials dating from c. 25,500 cal. BP to the 19th C. These provide the first evidence for Pleistocene occupation in the region, indicating that Yellabidde Cave was intermittently occupied throughout the late Pleistocene and Holocene, and reflecting dynamic humanenvironment relationships in present near-coastal to littoral environments. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Aboriginal mollusc exploitation in southwestern Australia

Cited by 33 publications

References 36 publications

Evidence for a coastal occupation time‐lag at Princess Charlotte Bay (North Queensland) and implications for coastal colonization and population growth theories for Aboriginal Australia

Evidence for a coastal occupation time‐lag at Princess Charlotte Bay (North Queensland) and implications for coastal colonization and population growth theories for Aboriginal Australia

Assessing the effectiveness of a long‐standing rocky intertidal protected area and its contribution to the regional conservation of species, habitats and assemblages

Pleistocene occupation of Yellabidde Cave in the northern Swan Coastal Plain, southwestern Australia

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