Hubbs, C.L., and G.I. Roden. 1964. Oceanography and 

 marine life along the Pacific coast of middle 

 America. I_n Natural environment and early 

 cultures, p. 143-186. Handb. Mid. Am. Indians, 

 vol. 1, Univ. Texas Press, Austin. 



Reviews the impact of the sea on man in the 

 Pacific area throughout history. For exam- 

 ple: food, clothes, climate, trade goods, and 

 articles. Described the ocean environment: 

 currents, winds, and temporal-spatial fea- 

 tures of them. Coastal Indian middens are 

 the record of history of man and his use and 

 the importance of the sea to him. 



KEY WORDS: oceanography, meteorology, dis- 

 tribution, temperature, salinity, oxygen, 

 winds, season. 



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