Historical ecology in Kiribati: Linking past with present

Pacific Science

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 567-600

  Thomas, Frank R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCHAEOLOGY; ARCHIPELAGO; ATOLL; COLONIZATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; MARINE RESOURCE; MOBILITY; RECONSTRUCTION; REEF; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

KIRIBATI; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 70350647129     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/049.063.0406     Document Type: Article

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