title: Population pressure on coral atolls:  trends and approaching limits.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rapaport
mesh_terms: D000883:Anthropology; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D001208:Asia; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004777:Environment; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D005843:Geography; D006280:Health Workforce; D007195:Indian Ocean Islands; D008849:Micronesia; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012106:Research; D012942:Social Sciences; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Anthropology; Anthropology, Cultural; Asia; Carrying Capacity; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Environment; Environmental Degradation; Environmental Pollution; Geographic Factors; Geography; Human Geography; Human Resources; Literature Review; Maldives; Micronesia; Micronesia-polynesia; Migration; Models, Theoretical; Natural Resources; Oceania; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Population Pressure; Research Methodology; Social Sciences; Southern Asia; Spatial Distribution; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization