Volcanic disasters and agricultural intensification: A case study from the Willaumez Peninsula, Papua New Guinea

Quaternary International

Volumn 249, Issue , 2012, Pages 151-161

  Torrence, Robin ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HOLOCENE; MICROFOSSIL; PLEISTOCENE; RAINFOREST; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA; WEST NEW BRITAIN; WILLAUMEZ PENINSULA;

EID: 79960673912     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2011.03.041     Document Type: Article

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