Interpreting some outstanding features of the flora and vegetation of Madagascar

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 125-146

  Grubb, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evergreenness; Fire; Madagascar; Plant defences; Rain forest; Savanna; Soil fertility; Species richness; Succulents; Thicket

Indexed keywords

ENDEMISM; FIRE; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PLANT DEFENSE; SAVANNA; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST;

MADAGASCAR;

AVES; BAMBUSA; CACTACEAE; DIDIEREACEAE; ELEPHANT; FILICOPHYTA; FOUQUIERIA SPLENDENS; LAURACEAE; MONIMIACEAE; MYRISTICACEAE; MYRSINACEAE; PRIMATES; SPINY;

EID: 0042267368     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1433-8319-00046     Document Type: Article

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