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      ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

      Gerald R. Allen

       Allen Allison

       Chris Ballard

       Bruce M. Beehler

       James B. Cannon

       Yance de Fretes

       Geoffrey S. Hope

       Robert J. Johns

       J. R. Mansoben

       Scott E. Miller

       Dan A. Polhemus

       Wayne N. Takeuchi

       Tony Whitten

      THE ECOLOGY OF INDONESIA SERIES

      Volume VI: The Ecology of Papua, Parts One and Two

      Other Titles in the Series

      Volume I: The Ecology of Sumatra

       Volume II: The Ecology of Java and Bali

       Volume III: The Ecology of Kalimantan

       Volume V: The Ecology of Nusa Tenggara and Maluku

       Volume VII: The Ecology of the Indonesian Seas, Part One

       Volume VIII: The Ecology of the Indonesian Seas, Part Two

      For our families: Brenda, Philip, and Will; Carol, Grace, Andrew, and Cary

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      First edition 2007

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Publication of this book would not have been possible without the generous support of BP and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

      Contents

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Abbdeviations Used in These Volumes xi
Conitributors xix
Acknowledgments xxiii
Foreword xxvii
EDWARD O. WILSON
Preface xxix
Letter from the Papuan People's Assembly xxxi
SECTION ONE. INTRODUCTION TO PAPUA
1.1. Introduction to Papua 3 BRUCE M. BEEHLER
1.2. Biological Exploration of New Guinea 14 DAVID G. FRODIN
1.3. The Socio-cultural Plurality of Papuan Society 108 J. R. MANSOBEN
1.4. Prehistoric Human Presence in Papua and Adjacent Areas 121 JULIETTE PASVEER
SECTION TWO. THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
2.1. Tectonic Geology of Papua 137 DAN A. POLHEMUS
2.2. Soils of Papua 165 GEOFFREY S. HOPE AND ALFRED E. HARTEMINK
2.3. Climate of Papua 177 MICHAEL L. PRENTICE AND GEOFFREY S. HOPE
2.4. Papuan Terrestrial Biogeography, with Special Reference to Birds 196 BRUCE M. BEEHLER
2.5. Freshwater Biogeography of Papua 207 DAN A. POLHEMUS AND R. ALLEN
2.6. Paleontology of Papua 246 GEOFFREY S. HOPE AND KEN P. APLIN
2.7.