The antiquity of Madagascar's grasslands and the rise of C4 grassy biomes

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1743-1758

  Bond, William J ^a   Silander Jr , John A ^b   Ranaivonasy, Jeannin ^c   Ratsirarson, Joelisoa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Africa; Biome origin; C4 grasses; Deforestation; Fire ecology; Grassland; Madagascar; Savanna

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOME; C4 PLANT; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLORA; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GRASSLAND; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SAVANNA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

ANDROPOGONEAE; ANIMALIA; AVES; CHLORIDEAE; CRASSULACEAE; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; ISOPTERA; LEMUR; MAMMALIA; POACEAE; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; STREPSIRHINI; TESTUDINIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 51849098449     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01923.x     Document Type: Article

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