Stable isotope evidence for Late Medieval (14th-15th C) origins of the Eastern Baltic Cod (Gadus morhua) fishery
Although recent historical ecology studies have extended quantitative knowledge of eastern Baltic cod ( Gadus morhua ) exploitation back as far as the 16th century, the historical origin of the modern fishery remains obscure. Widespread archaeological evidence for cod consumption around the eastern...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:220190 2023-05-15T15:06:57+02:00 Stable isotope evidence for Late Medieval (14th-15th C) origins of the Eastern Baltic Cod (Gadus morhua) fishery Orton, D.C. Makowiecki, D. de Roo, T. Johnstone, C. Harland, J. Jonsson, L. Heinrich, D. Bødker Enghoff, I. Lougas, L. Van Neer, W. Ervynck, A. Hufthammer, A.K. Amundsen, C. Jones, A.K.G. Locker, A. Hamilton-Dyer, S. Pope, P. MacKenzie, B.R. Richards, M. O'Connell, T.C. Barrett, J.H. 2011 application/pdf https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/278743.pdf en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000297555400058 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/oi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027568 https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/278743.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess %3Ci%3EPLoS+One+6%2811%29%3C%2Fi%3E%3A+e27568.+%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0027568%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3Ehttp%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0027568%3C%2Fa%3E info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2011 ftvliz https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027568 2022-05-01T09:51:13Z Although recent historical ecology studies have extended quantitative knowledge of eastern Baltic cod ( Gadus morhua ) exploitation back as far as the 16th century, the historical origin of the modern fishery remains obscure. Widespread archaeological evidence for cod consumption around the eastern Baltic littoral emerges around the 13th century, three centuries before systematic documentation, but it is not clear whether this represents (1) development of a substantial eastern Baltic cod fishery, or (2) large-scale importation of preserved cod from elsewhere. To distinguish between these hypotheses we use stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis to determine likely catch regions of 74 cod vertebrae and cleithra from 19 Baltic archaeological sites dated from the 8th to the 16th centuries. d 13 C and d 15 N signatures for six possible catch regions were established using a larger sample of archaeological cod cranial bones (n = 249). The data strongly support the second hypothesis, revealing widespread importation of cod during the 13th to 14th centuries, most of it probably from Arctic Norway. By the 15th century, however, eastern Baltic cod dominate within our sample, indicating the development of a substantial late medieval fishery. Potential human impact on cod stocks in the eastern Baltic must thus be taken into account for at least the last 600 years. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Gadus morhua Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) Arctic Norway PLoS ONE 6 11 e27568 |
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Although recent historical ecology studies have extended quantitative knowledge of eastern Baltic cod ( Gadus morhua ) exploitation back as far as the 16th century, the historical origin of the modern fishery remains obscure. Widespread archaeological evidence for cod consumption around the eastern Baltic littoral emerges around the 13th century, three centuries before systematic documentation, but it is not clear whether this represents (1) development of a substantial eastern Baltic cod fishery, or (2) large-scale importation of preserved cod from elsewhere. To distinguish between these hypotheses we use stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis to determine likely catch regions of 74 cod vertebrae and cleithra from 19 Baltic archaeological sites dated from the 8th to the 16th centuries. d 13 C and d 15 N signatures for six possible catch regions were established using a larger sample of archaeological cod cranial bones (n = 249). The data strongly support the second hypothesis, revealing widespread importation of cod during the 13th to 14th centuries, most of it probably from Arctic Norway. By the 15th century, however, eastern Baltic cod dominate within our sample, indicating the development of a substantial late medieval fishery. Potential human impact on cod stocks in the eastern Baltic must thus be taken into account for at least the last 600 years. |
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Orton, D.C. Makowiecki, D. de Roo, T. Johnstone, C. Harland, J. Jonsson, L. Heinrich, D. Bødker Enghoff, I. Lougas, L. Van Neer, W. Ervynck, A. Hufthammer, A.K. Amundsen, C. Jones, A.K.G. Locker, A. Hamilton-Dyer, S. Pope, P. MacKenzie, B.R. Richards, M. O'Connell, T.C. Barrett, J.H. |
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Orton, D.C. Makowiecki, D. de Roo, T. Johnstone, C. Harland, J. Jonsson, L. Heinrich, D. Bødker Enghoff, I. Lougas, L. Van Neer, W. Ervynck, A. Hufthammer, A.K. Amundsen, C. Jones, A.K.G. Locker, A. Hamilton-Dyer, S. Pope, P. MacKenzie, B.R. Richards, M. O'Connell, T.C. Barrett, J.H. Stable isotope evidence for Late Medieval (14th-15th C) origins of the Eastern Baltic Cod (Gadus morhua) fishery |
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Orton, D.C. Makowiecki, D. de Roo, T. Johnstone, C. Harland, J. Jonsson, L. Heinrich, D. Bødker Enghoff, I. Lougas, L. Van Neer, W. Ervynck, A. Hufthammer, A.K. Amundsen, C. Jones, A.K.G. Locker, A. Hamilton-Dyer, S. Pope, P. MacKenzie, B.R. Richards, M. O'Connell, T.C. Barrett, J.H. |
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Stable isotope evidence for Late Medieval (14th-15th C) origins of the Eastern Baltic Cod (Gadus morhua) fishery |
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Stable isotope evidence for Late Medieval (14th-15th C) origins of the Eastern Baltic Cod (Gadus morhua) fishery |
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Stable isotope evidence for Late Medieval (14th-15th C) origins of the Eastern Baltic Cod (Gadus morhua) fishery |
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Stable isotope evidence for Late Medieval (14th-15th C) origins of the Eastern Baltic Cod (Gadus morhua) fishery |
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Stable isotope evidence for Late Medieval (14th-15th C) origins of the Eastern Baltic Cod (Gadus morhua) fishery |
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stable isotope evidence for late medieval (14th-15th c) origins of the eastern baltic cod (gadus morhua) fishery |
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