Remote islands in the Pacific Ocean (Oceania) experienced dramatic environmental
transformations after initial human settlement in the past 3,000 yr. Here, human causality of …

This paper examines the temporalities of planned relocation in response to climatic and
environmental changes in Fiji. It is based on fieldwork among seven low-lying coastal …

Niche construction theory has played a prominent role in archaeology during the last
decade. However, the potential of niche construction in relation to agricultural development …

Indigenous food systems of Pacific Small Island Developing Countries contain vast
biological and cultural diversity. However, a nutrition transition is underway, characterized …

Large parts of the Pacific were thought to host low bee diversity. In Fiji alone, our recent
estimates of native bee diversity have rapidly increased by a factor of five (from 4 to> 22) …

Aim To track the peopling of the South Pacific and assess their impact on terrestrial and
aquatic ecosystems. Location Upolu, Samoa. Taxon Terrestrial and aquatic plants Methods …

There is substantial debate about the relative roles of climate change and human activities
on biodiversity and species demographies over the Holocene. In some cases, these two …

Archaeological and paleoecological studies demonstrate that human-caused fires have long-
term influences on terrestrial and atmospheric systems, including the transformation of “wild” …

Migrations have occurred across the history of the genus Homo and while the movement of
pre-modern humans over the globe is typically understood in terms of shifting resource …

Durable architecture is a hallmark of Polynesian chiefdoms, associated with centralised
control of residential and agricultural land. Previous work in West Polynesia has indicated a …