Biogeography and Ecology in Madagascar

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Chapters’ Contents.
• Madagascar relief and main types of landscape.
• The geology of Madagascar.
• The climatology of Madagascar.
• Flora and vegetation of M adagascar.
• The forest of Madagascar.
• Les sols de Madagascar.
• Accelerated erosion and soil degradation.
• Rivers and streams on Madagascar.
• Man and the environment in Madagascar.
• The Malagasy subfossils.
• The coral reefs of Madagascar.
• Some ecological and biogeographical problems of the entomofauna of Madagascar.
• Les arachnides de Madagascar.
• Le peuplement de Mollusques terrestres de Madagascar.
• Fishes of the continental waters of Madagascar.
• Les reptiles de Madagascar et des îles voisines.
• The Evolution and affinities of the birds of Madagascar.
• Insectivores.
• The rodents of Madagascar: The seven genera of Malagasy rodents.
• The carnivora of Madagascar.
• Order of primates: Sub-order of lemurs.
• Human diseases and their relationship to the Environment.
• The problems of nature conservation in Madagascar.
• In conclusion.