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ArticleHauselt, PeggySanta Rosa Island is one of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California. Prior to joining Channel Islands National Park in 1986, Santa Rosa Island was a private ranch. The ranchers brought cattle, sheep, and other domesticated animals to . . .
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ThesisRingelstein, AustinIn 1877, Paul Schumacher shipped what he called a "treasure" of archaeological materials to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (Putnam 1878:202). Known as "the Schumacher Collection," the archaeological assemblage contains an unusually la . . .
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ThesisLauter, Gloria ArdenThis thesis redefines an Intermediate Period, tentatively identified by Reinman & Townsend (1960) in San Nicolas Island, California, prehistory and explores the relationships during this period between San Nicolas Island and sites occupied during the . . .
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ArticleWilliams, A. ParkThe coast of California is home to numerous rare, endemic conifers and other plants that are limited in distribution by drought sensitivity and the summer-dry climate that prevails across most of the state. Ecologists have long assumed that some coast . . . -
ArticleJunak, Steven A.Natural hybridization between Malacothrix polycephala W . Davis (ined.), an annual, and M . incana (Nutt.) Torrey & A. Gray, a perennial, on San Nicolas Island, California was examined using herbarium studies, studies in the field, and studies of plan . . .
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ArticleWeigand, Peter W.Major-oxide and trace-element compositions of middle Miocene volcanic rocks from north Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands are very similar. In contrast, they are geochemically distinct from the volcanic clasts from the Blanca Formation, of similar age but . . .
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Masters ThesisCannon, Amanda C.At the time of European contact, the southern California mainland coast and Channel Islands were occupied by a variety of Native groups that were socially complex and steeped in rich cultural traditions. Archaeological evidence found on San Nicolas Is . . .
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Masters ThesisSanchez, Jessica N.Diseases are potential threats to wildlife populations worldwide, and recent epidemics have demonstrated their far-reaching impacts. The spread of directly transmitted pathogens is influenced by host contact rates, and host density can alter these con . . .
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ArticleBleitz, Dana E.The striking development in the 9,500 year adaptation of the maritime culture to San Clemente Island is the increasing-importance of kelp bed fishing. This evolution can be traced through faunal and artifact records. The artifact assemblage has been c . . .
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ArticleBratt, Charis C.This paper constitutes the second investigation of the lichens of Santa Barbara Island. The collections made on the island by Blanche Trask in 1901-1902 were previously reported by Hasse (1903a-d, 1913). The known lichen flora is increased from 22 to . . .