Human Activity May Have Boosted Shellfish Size, Archaeological Study Shows

[Moontanman]

Human Activity May Have Boosted Shellfish Size, Archaeological Study Shows

 

 

 

 

 

 

ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2010) — In a counter-intuitive finding, new research from North Carolina State University shows that a species of shellfish widely consumed in the Pacific over the past 3,000 years has actually increased in size, despite -- and possibly because of -- increased human activity in the area.

 

 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100831102631.htm