@article{Booth_Edwards_2020, title={Middens historically significant on a Northland landscape are key to demonstrating ecological degradation in an adjacent estuary}, volume={11}, url={https://pacificarchaeology.org/index.php/journal/article/view/299}, abstractNote={<p>Cockles (<em>Austrovenus stutchburyi</em>) dominate Māori middens near Hororoa Point, in mid-Kerikeri Inlet, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, essentially all being 27–55-mm long, disarticulated individuals. Historical records show that significant cockle harvesting was taking place nearby in at least the early-1800s, yet, despite little or no harvesting now for decades, dense cockle beds in this area today contain low proportions >30 mm long, and few individuals exceed 35 mm. The middens provide critical insight into the degraded nature of this cockle population today compared with late-historical times, a situation that appears to prevail around much of the Bay of Islands.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Pacific Archaeology}, author={Booth, John and Edwards, Bill G.}, year={2020}, month={Jul.}, pages={115–123} }