The study of the ichthyofaunal corpus yielded by the archaeological site of Teouma, Efate Island, Vanuatu, has
revealed the unexpected presence of a significant number of bones of Eleotridae (Sleepers) on the site, as early as
2920–2870 cal. B.P. Out of the 8560 identified fish remains associated with the Lapita layers, which document
the period of initial settlement of the archipelago, 1368 have been determined as belonging to eleotrids, including
species of the genera Giuris, Ophiocara and Eleotris. They represent 16% of the corpus and occupy second
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Tuvalu signed the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992 and rarified it in 2002. With the increasing effects of climate change, there is growing recognition on the need for education on understanding the significance of the existing biodiversity in our ecosystem.
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Call Number: 371.302 8 BIO ,[EL]
ISBN/ISSN: 978-982-04-0694-0,978-982-04-0695-7
Physical Description: 62 p. 29 cm
To accommodate for nesting activity in the future, a human impact assessment of suitable beaches is advised to determine if human habitat alterations have influenced nest-site selection or micro-environments within nest chamber.
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ISBN/ISSN: 978-982-04-0676-6,978-982-04-0677-3
Physical Description: 27 p. 29 cm