The natural history of Madagascar

History of scientific exploration

Geology and soils

Climate

Forest ecology

Human ecology

Marine and coastal ecosystems

Plants

Invertebrates

Fishes

Amphibians

Reptiles

Birds

Mammals

Conservation.

The history of zoological exploration of Madagascar / F. Andriamialisoa and O. Langrand Some hypotheses on the Mesozoic and Cenozoic paleoenvironmental history of Madagascar / N.A. Wells Mesozoic terrestrial vertebrate faunas : the early history of Madagascar's vertebrate diversity / J.J. Flynn and A.R. Wyss Late Cretaceous vertebrates of Madagascar : a window into Gondwanan biogeography at the end of the age of dinosaurs / D.W. Krause Madagascar's prehistoric ecosystems / D.A. Burney Using geological substrate to identify and map primary vegetation types in Madagascar and the implications for planning biodiversity conservation / D.J. Du Puy and J. Moat The climate of Madagascar / M.R. Jury Remaining forest cover / J.-M. Dufils Rapid methods for characterizing forest structure in Madagascar / L. Cournac, M.A. Dubois and B. Riera Littoral forest / R.C. de Gouvenain and J.A. Silander Jr. The rise of Malagasy societies : new developments in the archaeology of Madagascar / H.T. Wright and J.A. Rakotoarisoa Relationship between human ecological pressure and the vertebrate extinctions / R.E. Dewar Comparing agricultural systems in two areas of Madagascar / P. Kistler and S. Spack The dilemma of reducing shifting cultivation / T.K. Erdmann The Fianarantsoa-East Coast Railroad and its role in eastern forest conservation / K. Schoonmaker Freudenberger The role of socio-economic factors in loss of Malagasy biodiversity / J. Durbin, K. Bernard and M. Fenn How rules affect conservation outcomes / N. Rabesahala Horning Fire and the management of highland vegetation / C.A. Kull Human diseases and introduced small mammals / J.-M. Duplantier and J.-B. Duchemin Malaria / F. Ariey ... [et al.]

Viruses / D. Rousset and M.R. Andrianarivelo

Marine and coastal ecosystems / A. Cooke, J.R.E. Lutjeharms and P. Vasseur

Mangroves and salt marshes / E. Roger and M. Andrianasolo

Sea turtles / R. Ratsimbazafy

Marine mammals / H.C. Rosenbaum

Megaptera novaeangliae, humpback whale / H.C. Rosenbaum

Introduction to the flora of Madagascar / L. Gautier and S.M. Goodman

Aquatic and semiaquatic vascular plants / H.L. Andrianasetra Ranarijaona

Introduced and invasive plants / P. Binggeli

Occurrence of alkaloids and phenolics in Malagasy forests and responses by primates / B. Simmen ... [et al.]

Pollination ecology of plant communities in the dry forests of the southwest / J. Ratsirarson and J.A. Silander Jr.

Bacillariophyceae, freshwater diatoms / S.A. Spaulding and J.P. Kociolek

Diversity, ecology, and distribution of the pteridophyte flora / F. Rakotondrainibe

Checklist to the pteridophytes / F. Rakotondrainibe

Winteraceae, Takhtajania perrieri / L.B. Thien ... [et al.]

Annonaceae / A. Le Thomas and G. Aymonin

Myristicaceae / H. Sauquet

Moraceae, Ficus and associated fauna / A. Dalecky ... [et al.]