Fire and the reproductive phenology of endangered Madagascar sclerophyllous tapia woodlands

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue , 2014, Pages 79-87

  Alvarado, Swanni T ^a,b   Buisson, Elise ^a   Rabarison, Harison ^b   Rajeriarison, Charlotte ^b   Birkinshaw, Chris ^c   Lowry, Porter P ^d,e   Morellato, Leonor P C ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^c MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (Madagascar)

^d MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^e MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^f SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fire; Ibity mountain; Reproductive phenology; Tapia woodland; Uapaca bojeri

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; MORTALITY; PHENOLOGY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); WOODLAND; WOODY PLANT;

ANTANANARIVO [MADAGASCAR]; MADAGASCAR; MOUNT IBITY;

EID: 84903588514     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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