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ENSO related rainfall changes over the New Guinea region

    Here we analyze rainfall data for the New Guinea region comprising station observations, reanalysis products and satellite-based estimates in order to better understand some of these details. We find that most gridded products are limited due to...

    Early human adaptation

    PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority, PNG Department of Education, PNG National Cultural Comission

      Human Adaptation and Plant Use in Highland New Guinea 49,000 to 44,000 Years Ago

      Peat in the mountains of New Guinea

      PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority, PNG Forestry Authority, PNG Department of Agriculture and Livestock, Climate Change and Development Authority in PNG

        Peatlands are common in montane areas above 1,000 m in New Guinea and become extensive above 3,000 m in the subalpine zone. In the montane mires, swamp forests and grass or sedge fens predominate on swampy alley bottoms. These mires may be 4–8 m...