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2023
Journal article
Global analysis of Poales diversification – parallel evolution in space and time into open and closed habitats.
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2023
Journal article
Reinstatement and expansion of the genus Anatherum (Andropogoneae, Panicoideae, Poaceae).
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2023
Journal article
Genetic variation in Loudetia simplex supports the presence of ancient grasslands in Madagascar.
Reconnaître que les prairies dominées par Loudetia étaient répandues avant la colonisation humaine souligne que les écosystèmes ouverts étaient et continuent d'être un composant important de la biodiversité de Madagascar. Il est urgent de réaliser des inventaires de la biodiversité et une taxonomie intégrée pour le traitement de la... -
2015
Journal article
Pollen of Malagasy grasses as a potential tool for interpreting grassland palaeohistory.
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2021
Journal article
Shade alters the growth and architecture of tropical grasses by reducing root biomass.
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2020
Journal article
Fire and grazing determined grasslands of central Madagascar represent ancient assemblages.
The ecology of Madagascar's grasslands is under-investigated and the dearth of ecological understanding of how disturbance by fire and grazing shapes these grasslands stems from a perception that disturbance shaped Malagasy grasslands only after human arrival. However, worldwide, fire and grazing shape tropical grasslands over ecological and evolutionary timescales, and... -
2019
Research report
Madagascar Grass Atlas
Madagascar has a unique heritage in terms of biodiversity. Its separation from Africa set the backdrop for the unique evolution of its flora and fauna. Its isolated island nature gave rise to high endemism and explosive speciation. Of its estimated 12,000 vascular plant species, 83% are unique to Madagascar (Madagascar...