Researching Pacific island livelihoods: Mobility, natural resource management and nissology

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Researching Pacific island livelihoods: Mobility, natural resource management and nissology. / Egelund Christensen, Andreas; Mertz, Ole.

In: Asia Pacific Viewpoint, Vol. 51, No. 3, 12.2010, p. 278-287.

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Egelund Christensen, A & Mertz, O 2010, 'Researching Pacific island livelihoods: Mobility, natural resource management and nissology', Asia Pacific Viewpoint, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 278-287. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8373.2010.01431.x

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Egelund Christensen, A., & Mertz, O. (2010). Researching Pacific island livelihoods: Mobility, natural resource management and nissology. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 51(3), 278-287. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8373.2010.01431.x

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Egelund Christensen A, Mertz O. Researching Pacific island livelihoods: Mobility, natural resource management and nissology. Asia Pacific Viewpoint. 2010 Dec;51(3):278-287. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8373.2010.01431.x

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Egelund Christensen, Andreas ; Mertz, Ole. / Researching Pacific island livelihoods: Mobility, natural resource management and nissology. In: Asia Pacific Viewpoint. 2010 ; Vol. 51, No. 3. pp. 278-287.

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