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A longer version of this article has been presented at the University of Bremen's lecture series "Wie blau ist das Meer. Kulturen der See"; I am grateful for the productive feedback from the audience, as well as for the suggestions from two anon ymous Human Ecology reviewers, for helping me clarify my argument.
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Krause, F. Towards an Amphibious Anthropology of Delta Life. Hum Ecol 45, 403–408 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-017-9902-9
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