Merlin, Mark D(University of Hawai'i Press, 2000-07)
Ethnobotany has had a relatively short history as a scientific or
scholarly discipline, and according to R. L. Ford still lacks a unifying theory. In
this paper the history of ethnobotany in Remote Oceania is reviewed. ...
Merlin, Mark D(University of Hawai'i Press, 1985-01)
Rarotonga is the largest (64 km2
) and by far the highest (652 m)
of the Cook Islands. The native coastal and lowland vegetation of this high
volcanic, tropical island has been either completely removed or heavily ...
Merlin, Mark D(University of Hawai'i Press, 1991-04)
Mangaia, the second largest (51.8 km2
) of the Cook Islands, has
a central, volcanic region with a maximum elevation of 169 m above sea level.
The igneous interior is surrounded by an extensive formation of elevated ...
