| Abstract: | The remains of scales of Hysterocarpus traski Gibbons (Tule perch) were found throughout a 27.44-m core from Clear Lake. Most scales occurred between the mud surface and deposits approximately 11,000 years old. Changes in growth rates of the animals were examined by measuring scale annuli and applying an empirically established regression of fish length on scale radius. The data indicate a pattern of accelerating growth rates, reaching a peak between {reversed tilde equals}4000 and 2800 BP. After {reversed tilde equals}2800 BP, growth rates decline markedly. Because the growth rates of these animals are essentially dependent on temperature, the changes observed in the patterns of growth probably reflect changes in climate in the northern Coast Range. The general pattern of inferred temperature increase during the early and middle Holocene, ending between {reversed tilde equals}4000 and 2800 BP, is consistent with evidence from tree-line studies and palynology indicating higher temperatures in parts of the western United States during this period. ?? 1977. |
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| Citation Author: | Casteel, R. W.; Adam, D. P.; Sims, J. D. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Quaternary Research |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Late-Pleistocene and Holocene remains of Hysterocarpus traski (Tule Perch) from Clear Lake, California, and inferred Holocene temperature fluctuations; 1977; Article; Journal; Quaternary Research; Casteel, R. W.; Adam, D. P.; Sims, J. D. |
| Citation Start Page: | 133 |
| Citation Volume: | 7 |
| Citation Year: | 1977 |
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| Text: | Late-Pleistocene and Holocene remains of Hysterocarpus traski (Tule Perch) from Clear Lake, California, and inferred Holocene temperature fluctuations; 1977; Article; Journal; Quaternary Research; Casteel, R. W.; Adam, D. P.; Sims, J. D. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00 -0600 |
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