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An Improved Reconstruction of Total Marine Fisheries Catches for the New Hebrides and the Republic of Vanuatu, 1950–2014

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2017
For many small island nations, fisheries provide residents with both food security and economic stability. However, in order to create effective and sustainable fisheries policies and management that will ensure a growing population can prosper, policy ...
Marc Léopold   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infant gaze following depends on communicative signals: An eye‐tracking study of 5‐ to 7‐month‐olds in Vanuatu

open access: yesDevelopmental Science, 2018
Gaze is considered a crucial component of early communication between an infant and her caregiver. When communicatively addressed, infants respond aptly to others’ gaze by following its direction.
M. Hernik, Tanya Broesch
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Living in the Mycelial World

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley   +1 more source

Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) genetic improvement in Vanuatu: Overview of research achievements from 1962 to 2002. Part 2: Improvement of the Vanuatu Tall by hybridization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
International audienceFrom 1962 to 2002, at the Saraoutou research station on the island of Santo in Vanuatu, a hybrid creation programme was implemented to improve the productive potential of coconut cultivars. The first stage was to create a collection
Baudouin, Luc   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Microplastic ingestion data for 86 fish species across five Vanuatu communities: a reference for Pacific Island pollution monitoring

open access: yesDiscover Oceans
Objectives This microplastic dataset was collected to address critical gaps in understanding microplastic pollution in Vanuatu's coastal food fish.
Joycinette Vosumbe Botleng   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

"Feeling at home in Vanuatu": Integration of newcomers from the East during the last millennium.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
Several localities across the Vanuatu archipelago (Melanesia), so-called 'Polynesian Outliers', are inhabited by communities that display Polynesian linguistic and cultural features although being located outside the Polynesian Triangle.
Wanda Zinger   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pacific Australia Labour Mobility Workers in Australia: Lived Experiences of Health and Navigating Health Systems

open access: yesHealth Promotion Journal of Australia, Volume 37, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme workers (hereafter referred to as PALM participants) are integral to Australia's economic landscape, contributing predominantly to agriculture and meatworks sectors. Many PALM participants come from regions with high burdens of blood‐borne viruses (BBVs) such as hepatitis B virus (HBV),
Geraldine Vaughan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How do Pacific island households and communities cope with seasonally absent members? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Households and communities in the Pacific islands are increasingly likely to have some of their most productive members regularly absent due to growing opportunities for seasonal work abroad.
Gibson, John   +3 more
core  

Tephra fall impacts to buildings: the 2017–2018 Manaro Voui eruption, Vanuatu

open access: yesFrontiers in Earth Science
Building damage from tephra falls can have a substantial impact on exposed communities around erupting volcanoes. There are limited empirical studies of tephra fall impacts on buildings, with none on tephra falls impacting traditional thatched timber ...
Susanna F. Jenkins   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using multiple correspondence analysis to identify behaviour patterns associated with overweight and obesity in Vanuatu adults

open access: yesPublic Health Nutrition, 2019
Objective The present study evaluates the use of multiple correspondence analysis (MCA), a type of exploratory factor analysis designed to reduce the dimensionality of large categorical data sets, in identifying behaviours associated with measures of ...
Andrew Van Horn   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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