Shellfish Gathering and Conservation on Low Coral Islands: Kiribati Perspectives

Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 203-218

  Thomas, Frank R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

conservation; historical ecology; Kiribati; optimal foraging; shellfish

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; CORAL; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; SHELLFISH; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

KIRIBATI;

EID: 84904413945     PISSN: 15564894     EISSN: 15561828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15564894.2014.921959     Document Type: Article

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