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Bryophyte floras of tropical Pacific islands [PDF]
, 1990 A review of the status of bryological research in each of the nations, states or governmental units of southern Melanesia, Micronesia and tropical Polynesia shows the imperfect state of knowledge about the Pacific tropical islands. Best known overall are
Miller, Harvey A., Whittier, Henry O.
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Pacific Island food security: situation, challenges and opportunities [PDF]
, 2015 In recent years, there have been large and rapid increases in the prices of basic foods worldwide. Pacific island countries have not been isolated from the global food 'crisis'.
Bourke, Mike +4 more
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Archaeobotanical Approaches in the Study of Food Production in Remote Oceania
Ethnobiology Letters, 2017 This short topical review discusses recent archaeobotanical approaches to understanding food production in Remote Oceania (eastern Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia). The region presents some preservation and interpretative challenges, both due to the
Maureece Jacqueline Levin
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Integrating student-centred learning in Asia-Pacific
Pacific Journalism Review, 2003 Universities are ideally placed to support the developing media industry in the Asia-Pacific by integrating their student projects with community service activities.
Sharon Tickle
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Conflicts again? Resource exploitation and political instability in Melanesia [PDF]
Pacific Geographies, 2014 Most of the Melanesian countries are caracterized by political instability. At the same time, they possess enormous deposits of natural resources. The paper analyses the correlation between conflict and resource wealth.
Kowasch, Matthias, Holtz, Andreas
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Northern Vanuatu as a Pacific Crossroads: The Archaeology of Discovery, Interaction, and the Emergence of the "Ethnographic Present" [PDF]
, 2015 Northern Vanuatu is a significant crossroads region of the Southwest Pacific. This paper outlines current archaeological research being undertaken in the area, focusing on defining initial human settlement there some 3000 years ago and subsequent ...
Bedford, Stuart, Spriggs, Matthew
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A functional evolution of the Leucobryaceae [PDF]
, 1990 Recent conclusions on the limits of the Leucobryaceae and on the function of the Leucobryaceous leaf are used as basis for further observations on evolution of the group. Eight genera are recognized in the family; 1. Leucobryum, 2.
Robinson, Harold
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Archaeological possibilities for feminist theories of transition and transformation
, 2008 Archaeology takes up material fragments from distant andrecent pasts to create narratives of personal and collective identity. It is, therefore, a powerful voice shaping our current and future social worlds.
Marshall, Yvonne
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Jack London et les mers du Sud
Géographie et Cultures, 2003 Polynesia and Melanesia Archipelagos have always stimulated the Western imagination, as the ideal space to project fantasies and nostalgia. The South Seas are one of the greatest theme in Jack London's work, thanks to a cruise on the Snark.
Hadrien Dubucs
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Gender differences in the perceived impacts of coastal management and conservation
npj Ocean SustainabilityGender influences the ways that people are involved in and rely on coastal resources and spaces. However, a limited understanding of gender differences in this context hinders the equity and effectiveness of coastal management and conservation.
Sarah J. Harper +10 more
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