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Original Articles

Flooding in Fiji: findings from a 100-year historical series

Crues aux Fidji: conclusions tirées de 100 ans de données historiques

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Pages 1004-1015 | Received 01 Aug 2002, Accepted 04 May 2007, Published online: 18 Jan 2010

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