Table of Contents “...1. The soils of Lakeba and Taveuni / B. Denis -- 2. The ecology of the reef-lagoon complex of some islands in the Lau group / B. ...”

Subjects “...Forest soils New Zealand Congresses....”

Subjects “...Soils Papua New Guinea Morehead district....”

Subjects “...Soils Papua New Guinea Aitape district....”

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Subjects “...Soil ecology New Caledonia....”

Table of Contents “...Reiner and J.A. Mabbutt -- The soil families / by H.A. Haantjens -- Vegetation and ecology / by R.G. ...”

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Subjects “...Soils Papua New Guinea Vanimo district....”

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Table of Contents “...Intro -- Preface -- Encounter in the Solomon Islands -- Purpose of the Study -- Structure of This Book -- Acknowledgments -- Conventions -- Spelling and Wording -- Notes on Methods and Analyses -- Currency -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Biocultural Diversity in Melanesia -- 1.1 Diversity in Melanesia -- 1.1.1 Biological Diversity -- 1.1.2 Cultural Diversity -- 1.2 Socioeconomic Changes -- 1.3 Previous Studies in Melanesia -- 1.4 Living with Biodiversity -- Chapter 2: Ecological History and Regional Context of Roviana -- 2.1 Fieldwork in Solomon Islands -- 2.2 Geography and Ecosystem -- 2.3 People of Roviana -- 2.4 Social and Cultural Background -- 2.4.1 Kastom -- 2.4.2 Chief -- 2.4.3 Wantok -- 2.4.4 Land Tenure -- 2.4.5 Tabu ples/Hope -- 2.4.6 Tension -- 2.4.7 Christianity -- 2.5 Main Villages Studied Here -- Chapter 3: Diversity in Landscape -- 3.1 Landscape Classification -- 3.2 Folk Classification of the Landscape -- 3.3 Primary and Secondary Forest -- 3.4 Logged Forest and Timber Plantations -- 3.5 Forest Reserve -- 3.6 Mangrove -- 3.7 Horticultural Gardens and Settlements -- 3.8 Similarity and Dissimilarity Between Forests -- Chapter 4: Subsistence on the Main Island, Barrier Islands, and at Sea -- 4.1 Human Ecological Approach -- 4.2 Subsistence Pattern -- 4.3 A Comparison of Human Use of the Main and Barrier Islands -- 4.4 Spatiotemporal Distribution of Cultivation Lands -- 4.5 Horticultural Practices and Soil Fertility -- 4.6 Crop Diversity and Production from Annuals and Perennials -- 4.7 Carrying Capacity of the Barrier Island -- 4.8 Fishing Activities in the Lagoon and Outer Seas -- Chapter 5: Plant Resources as Ecosystems Services -- 5.1 Quantitative Ethnobotany -- 5.2 Plants Used for Food -- 5.3 Plants Used to Treat Illnesses -- 5.4 Plants Used to Build Houses -- 5.5 Plants Used for Tools -- 5.6 Plants Used for Fuel -- 5.7 Plants Used in Two or More Purposes -- 5.8 Distribution of Useful Trees in Different Forest Types and on Islands -- 5.9 The Relationship between Subsistence Plant Use and Botanical Diversity -- 5.10 Traditional Methods of Subsistence May Contribute to Forest Biodiversity -- Chapter 6: Recognized Webs in Ecosystems -- 6.1 Folk Ecology -- 6.2 Knowledge and Recognition of Nature -- 6.3 Human–Plant Relationships -- 6.4 Human–Animal Relationships -- 6.5 Plant–Animal Relationships -- 6.6 Development and Changing Recognition of Ecological Webs -- 6.7 Conservation in Recognition -- Chapter 7: Changing Ethnobotanical Knowledge -- 7.1 Changing Ethnobotanical Knowledge -- 7.2 Cultural Consensus and Modernity -- 7.2.1 Conceptual Framework -- 7.2.2 Cultural Consensus -- 7.2.3 Modernity Score -- 7.3 Correlation Between Knowledge and Modernity -- 7.4 Effects of Individual Characteristics -- 7.5 Transformation of Knowledge -- Chapter 8: Painful Lessons from Urban Ecology and Economics -- 8.1 Urbanization in the Solomon Islands -- 8.2 Near Future of Socio-ecological Changes -- 8.3 Health and Survival -- Chapter 9: Customary Rules and Wisdom Related to Conservation -- 9.1 Social and Cultural Aspects of Conservation -- 9.2 Biodiversity Conservation as a Social Institution -- 9.3 Practices and Institutions Under Socioeconomic Changes -- Chapter 10: Living with Internal and External Diversity -- 10.1 Living with Biodiversity -- 10.2 Risk-Averse and Risk-Prone Subsistence Strategy -- 10.3 Valuing Biodiversity and Ecological Services -- 10.4 Diversity of Conservation Ethics -- 10.5 Internal Diversity and External Inputs -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Appendix 1: List of plants used in the Roviana, sorted alphabetically by the Roviana name, with observed uses and purposes -- References -- Index....”