Avoiding collapse: Pre-European sustainability on Pacific Islands

Quaternary International

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-10

  Rolett, Barry V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CULTURAL TRADITION; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; ECONOMIC HISTORY; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 44449161350     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2007.10.016     Document Type: Article

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