Ecology of Indonesian Papua Part One. Andrew J. Marshall
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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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Publication of this book would not have been possible without the generous support of BP and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. |
Contents
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. |