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This article examines the planningand execution of scientific field work in thepost-war Micronesian Trust Territory, under theaegis of the Pacific Science Board (within theNational Research Council). It argues that thework of the PSB can be characterized as both`big natural history', and routine `frontierscience' in that scientific expertise wasintended to aid in managing the Trust. It alsoexamines the limitations of scientists whostruggled to extend American conservation andpreservation strategies on distant Pacificfrontier territories.
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Kroll, G. The Pacific Science Board in Micronesia: Science, Government, and Conservation on the Post-War Pacific Frontier. Minerva 41, 25–46 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022205821483
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022205821483