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Networking Phylogeny for Indo-European and Austronesian Languages [PDF]
, 2009 Harnessing cognitive abilities of many individuals, a language evolves upon their mutual interactions establishing a persistent social environment to which language is closely attuned. Human history is encoded in the rich sets of linguistic data by means
Dimitri Volchenkov +3 more
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New Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 64, Issue 1, March 2026.Recent field work in Niue has recognized the terrestrial orchids Calanthe amboinensis (Blume) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit. and Liparis barbata Lindl. and the epiphytic Aeridostachya robusta (Blume) Brieger as new indigenous records. Liparis L.C.Rich. and Aeridostachya (Hook.f.) Brieger are new genera for the flora of Niue, while Calanthe R.Br.
Peter B. Heenan +2 more
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New Naturalized Flowering Plant Records for the Flora of Niue
New Zealand Journal of Botany, Volume 64, Issue 1, March 2026.Field surveys of the flora of Niue have identified ten new records of naturalized plants and clarification of the status of an earlier record. Four new records are not known to have been cultivated in Niue, with three the herbs Cardamine flexuosa With., Dentella repens (L.) J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., and Strobilanthes reptans (G.Forst.) Moylan ex Y.F.Deng &
Peter B. Heenan
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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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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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Breaking away from the land policy stalemate [PDF]
, 2015 Unlocking the potential of land is crucial for realising the development aspirations of the people of Papua New Guinea and the island nations of the Pacific, yet land policy development has largely been absent in these countries. Land is a political ‘hot
Levantis, Theo, Yala, Charles
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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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The emergent middle classes in Timor-Leste and Melanesia: conceptual issues and developmental significance [PDF]
The concept of an emerging middle class provides a useful entry point for understanding significant developmental and political transformations in Timor-Leste and Melanesia and is important for informing development policies.
John Cox, Julien Barbara, Michael Leach
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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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