Sentences with phrase «ancient clam gardens»
A three - year study of ancient clam gardens in the Pacific Northwest has led researchers, including three from Simon Fraser University, to make a discovery that could benefit coastal communities» food production.
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The researchers discovered that ancient clam gardens made by Aboriginal people produced quadruple the number of butter clams and twice the number of littleneck clams as unmodified clam beaches.
«Ancient clam gardens nurture food security.»
This is the first study to provide empirical evidence of ancient clam gardens» superior productivity.
When the researchers transplanted more than 800 baby clams into six ancient clam gardens and five non-walled natural beaches to compare their growth rates they made a groundbreaking discovery.
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«We discovered that flattening the slope of ancient beach clam gardens expanded the real - estate for clams at the intertidal height at which they grow and survive best,» explains Salomon.