Palaeoecology and resilience in Melanesia : How can palaeoecology contribute to climate change response planning?

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Microsoft Word - Hope-palaeoecology_climate_change_implications-Final_formatted-05-16-08.doc CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY IN MELANESIA Series editors: Stephen J. Leisz and J. Burke Burnett Palaeoecology and Resilience in Melanesia: How can palaeoecology contribute to climate change response planning? Geoffrey Hope Australian National University CCBM Paper 4 Funding provided by: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Bishop Museum Technical Report 42(4) i This paper is produced as part of the Climate Change and Biodiversity in Melanesia Project, funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The aim of this project is to assess the vulnerability of Melanesian marine and terrestrial ecosystems to projected climate changes. The CCBM Paper Series, listed below, are published as part of the larger Bishop Museum Technical Report Series. Paper No. Author Title 1 Kelvin Richards and Axel Timmermann, IPRC, SO