Grass Functional Traits Differentiate Forest and Savanna in the Madagascar Central Highlands

Grass Functional Traits Differentiate Forest and Savanna in the Madagascar Central Highlands

Grassland, woodland, and forest are three key vegetation types that co-occur across the central highlands of Madagascar, where the woodland has historically been considered as degraded forest. Here, we use grass functional traits to inform our understanding of the biogeography of Malagasy vegetation...

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Main Authors: Cédrique L. Solofondranohatra, Maria S. Vorontsova, Jan Hackel, Guillaume Besnard, Stuart Cable, Jenny Williams, Vololoniaina Jeannoda, Caroline E. R. Lehmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
functional traits
species diversity
grassland
Poaceae
woodland
forest
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00184/full

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