Conservation status of the littoral forest of south-eastern Madagascar: A review

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Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-66

  Bollen, An ^a,c   Donati, Giuseppe ^b  

^a Unit of Anthropology ^*  (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fort Dauphin; Fragmentation; Littoral forest; Madagascar; Pteropus rufus; Sainte Luce; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ZOOCHORY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

ANIMALIA; PTEROPODIDAE; PTEROPUS RUFUS;

EID: 33644976989     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605306000111     Document Type: Review

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