Conservation and management of a threatened Madagascar palm species, Neodypsis decaryi, Jumelle

Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-52

  Ratsirarson, Joelisoa ^a,b   Silander Jr , John A ^a   Richard, Alison F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED PLANT; KEYSTONE SPECIES; PALM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH;

MADAGASCAR;

NEODYPSIS DECARYI;

EID: 0029667686     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10010040.x     Document Type: Article

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