Bruce J Bourque
Biographic Data
| ID | 302928 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bruce J Bourque |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bruce J |
| FAMILY NAME | Bourque |
| SIGNATURE | BOURQUE B J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Maine State Museum |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 61 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A multidisciplinary approach to resolve the taxonomy of the historically extinct sea mink ( Neogale macrodon ) (Maine, USA)
This paper addresses the taxonomic status of the extinct large-bodied sea mink Neogale macrodon . Since the early twentieth century, bones of this mink have been found commingled with those of the extant mink, Neogale vison , in Maine’s prehistoric archaeological sites. These two size classes of mink have been described as separate species and as sexually dimorphic size variants of N. vison . A century later, researchers revisited this dispute us…
Diversity and Complexity in Prehistoric Maritime Societies
The Kelp Highway Hypothesis
In this article, a collaborative effort between archaeologists and marine ecologists, we discuss the role kelp forest ecosystems may have played in facilitating the movement of maritime peoples from Asia to the Americas near the end of the Pleistocene. Growing in cool nearshore waters along rocky coastlines, kelp forests offer some of the most productive habitats on earth, with high primary productivity, magnified secondary productivity, and thre…
Depletion, Degradation, and Recovery Potential of Estuaries and Coastal Seas
Estuarine and coastal transformation is as old as civilization yet has dramatically accelerated over the past 150 to 300 years. Reconstructed time lines, causes, and consequences of change in 12 once diverse and productive estuaries and coastal seas worldwide show similar patterns: Human impacts have depleted >90% of formerly important species, destroyed >65% of seagrass and wetland habitat, degraded water quality, and accelerated species invasio…
Response to Prins's Review of Twelve Thousand Years
Response to Prins's Review of Twelve Thousand Years
Historical Overfishing and the Recent Collapse of Coastal Ecosystems
Ecological extinction caused by overfishing precedes all other pervasive human disturbance to coastal ecosystems, including pollution, degradation of water quality, and anthropogenic climate change. Historical abundances of large consumer species were fantastically large in comparison with recent observations. Paleoecological, archaeological, and historical data show that time lags of decades to centuries occurred between the onset of overfishing…
Diversity and Complexity in Prehistoric Maritime Societies
Evidence for Prehistoric Exchange on the Maritime Peninsula
Ethnicity on the Maritime Peninsula, 1600-1759
Rappel d'un ancien debat concernant la repartition geographique, les appartenances linguistiques, et l'identification ethnique des populations du Golfe du Maine (Etats-Unis, Canada)| reevaluation de cette question et des relations interethniques et recompositions territoriales au contact des conquerants franco-anglais aux XVIIe-XVIIIe siecles a partir des sources francaises
Tarrentines and the Introduction of European Trade Goods in the Gulf of Maine
Discussion de l'origine des objets de provenance europeenne que les premiers explorateurs du Golfe du Maine (Etats-Unis), au debut du 17 siecle, trouverent en possession des Indiens : ornements de cuivre, bouilloires, haches de fer et chaloupes. L'A. emet l'hypothese qu'ils furent introduits dans la region par des intermediaires Etchemin ou Souriquois, et non par des voyageurs europeens restes anonymes
Early and Middle Archaic Site Distribution in Western Maine
Recent survey and excavation projects in western Maine have greatly expanded knowledge of the distribution and frequency of recognized Early and Middle Archaic artifact types. Comparison of Maine data with those from southern New England indicate significant differences in settlement density and location, despite very similar lithic technologies. The Maine data provide convincing evidence for coastal use during Middle Archaic times and suggestive…
Conservation in Archaeology
Many archaeologists have ignored the complexities of preservation treatments and have proceeded alone, often with unsatisfactory results. Now that new legislation can provide conservation funding, archaeologists involved in federally funded research should have little reason to ignore professional standards in the areas of conservation, preservation, and collection interpretation and maintenance. Specific advantages of professional conservation i…
The Kelp Highway Hypothesis
In this article, a collaborative effort between archaeologists and marine ecologists, we discuss the role kelp forest ecosystems may have played in facilitating the movement of maritime peoples from Asia to the Americas near the end of the Pleistocene. Growing in cool nearshore waters along rocky coastlines, kelp forests offer some of the most productive habitats on earth, with high primary productivity, magnified secondary productivity, and thre…
Ethnicity on the Maritime Peninsula, 1600-1759
Rappel d'un ancien debat concernant la repartition geographique, les appartenances linguistiques, et l'identification ethnique des populations du Golfe du Maine (Etats-Unis, Canada)| reevaluation de cette question et des relations interethniques et recompositions territoriales au contact des conquerants franco-anglais aux XVIIe-XVIIIe siecles a partir des sources francaises
Tarrentines and the Introduction of European Trade Goods in the Gulf of Maine
Discussion de l'origine des objets de provenance europeenne que les premiers explorateurs du Golfe du Maine (Etats-Unis), au debut du 17 siecle, trouverent en possession des Indiens : ornements de cuivre, bouilloires, haches de fer et chaloupes. L'A. emet l'hypothese qu'ils furent introduits dans la region par des intermediaires Etchemin ou Souriquois, et non par des voyageurs europeens restes anonymes
Early and Middle Archaic Site Distribution in Western Maine
Recent survey and excavation projects in western Maine have greatly expanded knowledge of the distribution and frequency of recognized Early and Middle Archaic artifact types. Comparison of Maine data with those from southern New England indicate significant differences in settlement density and location, despite very similar lithic technologies. The Maine data provide convincing evidence for coastal use during Middle Archaic times and suggestive…
Conservation in Archaeology
Many archaeologists have ignored the complexities of preservation treatments and have proceeded alone, often with unsatisfactory results. Now that new legislation can provide conservation funding, archaeologists involved in federally funded research should have little reason to ignore professional standards in the areas of conservation, preservation, and collection interpretation and maintenance. Specific advantages of professional conservation i…
Conservation in Archaeology
Many archaeologists have ignored the complexities of preservation treatments and have proceeded alone, often with unsatisfactory results. Now that new legislation can provide conservation funding, archaeologists involved in federally funded research should have little reason to ignore professional standards in the areas of conservation, preservation, and collection interpretation and maintenance. Specific advantages of professional conservation i…
Early and Middle Archaic Site Distribution in Western Maine
Recent survey and excavation projects in western Maine have greatly expanded knowledge of the distribution and frequency of recognized Early and Middle Archaic artifact types. Comparison of Maine data with those from southern New England indicate significant differences in settlement density and location, despite very similar lithic technologies. The Maine data provide convincing evidence for coastal use during Middle Archaic times and suggestive…
Tarrentines and the Introduction of European Trade Goods in the Gulf of Maine
Discussion de l'origine des objets de provenance europeenne que les premiers explorateurs du Golfe du Maine (Etats-Unis), au debut du 17 siecle, trouverent en possession des Indiens : ornements de cuivre, bouilloires, haches de fer et chaloupes. L'A. emet l'hypothese qu'ils furent introduits dans la region par des intermediaires Etchemin ou Souriquois, et non par des voyageurs europeens restes anonymes
Ethnicity on the Maritime Peninsula, 1600-1759
Rappel d'un ancien debat concernant la repartition geographique, les appartenances linguistiques, et l'identification ethnique des populations du Golfe du Maine (Etats-Unis, Canada)| reevaluation de cette question et des relations interethniques et recompositions territoriales au contact des conquerants franco-anglais aux XVIIe-XVIIIe siecles a partir des sources francaises
Evidence for Prehistoric Exchange on the Maritime Peninsula
Diversity and Complexity in Prehistoric Maritime Societies
Historical Overfishing and the Recent Collapse of Coastal Ecosystems
Ecological extinction caused by overfishing precedes all other pervasive human disturbance to coastal ecosystems, including pollution, degradation of water quality, and anthropogenic climate change. Historical abundances of large consumer species were fantastically large in comparison with recent observations. Paleoecological, archaeological, and historical data show that time lags of decades to centuries occurred between the onset of overfishing…
Response to Prins's Review of Twelve Thousand Years
Response to Prins's Review of Twelve Thousand Years
Depletion, Degradation, and Recovery Potential of Estuaries and Coastal Seas
Estuarine and coastal transformation is as old as civilization yet has dramatically accelerated over the past 150 to 300 years. Reconstructed time lines, causes, and consequences of change in 12 once diverse and productive estuaries and coastal seas worldwide show similar patterns: Human impacts have depleted >90% of formerly important species, destroyed >65% of seagrass and wetland habitat, degraded water quality, and accelerated species invasio…
Diversity and Complexity in Prehistoric Maritime Societies
The Kelp Highway Hypothesis
In this article, a collaborative effort between archaeologists and marine ecologists, we discuss the role kelp forest ecosystems may have played in facilitating the movement of maritime peoples from Asia to the Americas near the end of the Pleistocene. Growing in cool nearshore waters along rocky coastlines, kelp forests offer some of the most productive habitats on earth, with high primary productivity, magnified secondary productivity, and thre…
A multidisciplinary approach to resolve the taxonomy of the historically extinct sea mink ( Neogale macrodon ) (Maine, USA)
This paper addresses the taxonomic status of the extinct large-bodied sea mink Neogale macrodon . Since the early twentieth century, bones of this mink have been found commingled with those of the extant mink, Neogale vison , in Maine’s prehistoric archaeological sites. These two size classes of mink have been described as separate species and as sexually dimorphic size variants of N. vison . A century later, researchers revisited this dispute us…
Geography (9 works) · History (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Biology (5 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Ecosystem (3 works) · Environmental Science (3 works) · Genealogy (3 works) · History (3 works)