Restoring people and productivity to Puanui: challenges and opportunities in the restoration of an intensive rain-fed Hawaiian field system
Prior to European contact, Hawaiian cultivators developed and sustained large rain-fed field systems based on sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and other crops. However, these intensive systems largely were abandoned in the 19th century, and there is little knowledge of how they functioned. Since 2008,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2017-06-01
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Series: | Ecology and Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol22/iss2/art23/ |