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2 - Forest, Reef and Sea-Level Rise in North Vanuatu: Seasonal Environmental Practices and Climate Fluctuations in Island Melanesia

from Part I - Knowing our Weather and Climate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2018

Douglas Nakashima
Affiliation:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), France
Igor Krupnik
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
Jennifer T. Rubis
Affiliation:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), France
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