A Late Holocene vertebrate food web from southern Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia) |
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| Authors: | Paul Szpak Trevor J Orchard Darren R Grcke |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Anthropology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada;bDepartment of Social Sciences, University of Toronto at Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4, Canada;cDepartment of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK |
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| Abstract: | This study presents isotopic data (δ13C and δ15N from bone collagen) for 104 samples representing 29 vertebrate taxa from late pre-contact through to contact era (ca. 2000 – 100 BP) Haida Gwaii (British Columbia, Canada) from a wide variety of mostly marine organisms. The results demonstrate the considerable isotopic variability that characterizes potential prey items in coastal contexts and underscores the need for baseline faunal data to interpret human subsistence practices. Based on these data, a detailed marine food web was constructed, which provides insight into local ecological conditions. We present a simple method for quantifying the trophic level of ancient fauna using δ15N of bone collagen. Finally, we discuss the implications of this study for the reconstruction of human diet. |
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| Keywords: | Stable isotopes Trophic level Marine diet Ecology Food web Northwest Coast Haida Gwaii |
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