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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
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Contents
EDWARD O. WILSON |
Letter from the Papuan People's Assembly xxxi
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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
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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. | Paleoecology and Paleoenvironments of Papua 255 GEOFFREY S. HOPE
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3.1. | Introduction to the Flora of Papua 269 WAYNE N. TAKEUCHI |
3.2. | Lichen Biodiversity in New Guinea 303 HARRIE SIPMAN AND ANDRE APTROOT |
3.3. | Bryophytes of Papua New Guinea: Their Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation 320 BENITO C. TAN, SINIKKA PIIPPO, AND DANIEL H. NORRIS |
3.4. |
3.5. |
3.6. |
Ainnonaceae of Papua 349 PAUL J. A. KELLER AND JOHAN B. MOLS |
Aipocynaceae of Papua 355 DAVID J. MIDDLETON |
Airecaceae of Papua 359 WILLIAM J. BAKER AND JOHN DRANSFIELD |
The Asclepiad Flora of New Guinea 371 PAUL I. FORSTER |
Costaceae of Papua 379 MARK F. NEWMAN |
Elaeocarpaceae of Papua 381 MARK J. E. COODE |
Ericaceae of Papua 389 LYN A. CRAVEN |
Eluphorbiaceae of Papua 394 PETER C. VAN WELZEN |
Melastomataceae of Papua 399 SUSANNE S. RENNER |
Moraceae of Papua 404 GEORGE D. WEIBLEN |
Myristicaceae of Papua 408 WILLEM J. J. O. DE WILDE |
Myrsinaceae of Papua 416 JOHN J. PIPOLY III |
Myrtaceae of Papua 429 LYN A. CRAVEN |
Orchidaceae of Papua 435 ANDR SCHUITEMAN AND ED F. DE VOGEL |
Sapindaceae of Papua 457 PETER C. VAN WELZEN |
Sapotaceae of Papua 462 WILLEM VINK |
Zingiberaceae of Papua 473 MARK F. NEWMAN
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4.1. | Introduction to the Fauna of Papua 479 ALLEN ALLISON |
4.2. | Marine Invertebrates of Papua 495 FRED E. WELLS |
4.3. | Insects of Papua 515 SCOTT E. MILLER |
4.4. | Cicada Endemism in Papua 532 HANS DUFFELS AND ARNOLD J. DE BOER |
4.5. | Marine Wood-Boring Invertebrates of New Guinea and Its Surrounding Waters 539 SIMON M. CRAGG |
4.6. | Herpetofauna of Papua 564 ALLEN ALLISON |
4.7. | The Monitor Lizards of Papua 617 KAI M. PHILIPP AND DEVI P. PHILIPP |
4.8. | Fishes of Papua 637 GERALD R. ALLEN |
4.9. | Birds of Papua 654 ANDREW MACK AND JACK DUMBACHER |
4.10. | A Taxonomic and Geographic Overview of the Mammals of Papua 689 KRISTOFER M. HELGEN |
Abbreviations Used in This Volume
A | Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (Herbarium) |
ABL | Adviesbureau voor Bryologie en Lichenologie, Soest, The Netherlands (Herbarium) |
ABRI | Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia) |
ACIAR | Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research, Australia |
AM | Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
AMNH | American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, USA |
ANPWS | Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service |
ANU | Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
asl | above sea level (elevation) |
B | Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Zentraleinrichtung der Freien Universitt, Berlin, Germany (Herbarium) |
BAPLAN | Forestry Planning Agency, Indonesia (Badan Planologi Kehutanan |