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	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Madagascar ericoid thickets"
		The ericoid thickets are surrounded at lower elevations by the Madagascar subhumid forests ecoregion.
		The upper montane sclerophyll forest is a transition zone between the ericoid thickets and the lower montane subhumid forests, and occur between 1800 and 2000-2500 meters elevation.
		The ericoid thickets are characterized by shrubs of the flowering plant families Ericaceae and Asteraceae.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=madagascar_ericoid_thickets (179 words)

	Madagascar ericoid thickets - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Madagascar ericoid thickets is a montane shrubland ecoregion, found in the high mountains of Madagascar.
		The ericoid thickets are surrounded at lower elevations by the Madagascar subhumid forests ecoregion.
		The thickets are characterized by shrubs of the flowering plant families Ericaceae and Asteraceae.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Madagascar_ericoid_thickets (136 words)

	Madagascar - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Madagascar was subsequently divided into small kingdoms until the late 18th century when, aided by traders and Christian missionaries, the Merina (the inhabitants of the highland area) united almost all the country under one ruler.
		Madagascar remained loyal to Vichy France during World War II, but it was taken by British forces 1942–43 and then handed over to the Free French.
		Madagascar was left with around 600,000 homeless people after cyclones which had been striking southern Africa swept through the island in March 2000.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Madagascar (1630 words)

	Ecoregions of Madagascar - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Madagascar and the Seychelles are fragments of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana.
		Madagascar remained close to Africa and for a time to India, and some plants and animals were able to cross the straits separating Madagascar from the neighboring continents.
		Two xeric shrublands regions cover the southwest and south of the island; the dry forests transition to the Madagascar succulent woodlands in the southwest, and the drier Madagascar spiny thickets occupies the southernmost region of the island.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Ecoregions_of_Madagascar (841 words)

	Madagascar ericoid thickets -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Madagascar ericoid thickets is a (additional info and facts about montane shrublands) montane shrublands (additional info and facts about ecoregion) ecoregion, found in the high mountains of (A republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960) Madagascar.
		The thickets are characterized by shrubs of the flowering plant families (Heathers) Ericaceae and (Plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia) Asteraceae.
		The thickets include a large number of endemic plants, many of whose closest relatives live in (A republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)) South Africa and the highlands of (A geographical area in eastern Africa) East Africa.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Ma/Madagascar_ericoid_thickets.htm (190 words)

	Madagascar subhumid forests - Definition, explanation
		The Madagascar subhumid forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion which covers most of the central highlands of the island of Madagascar.
		The subhumid forests are bounded by the humid Madagascar lowland forests along the coastal strip to the east, by the Madagascar dry deciduous forests to the north, northwest and west, and by the xeric Madagascar succulent forests and Madagascar spiny thickets to the southwest and south.
		Madagascar's long isolation from other continents resulted in a very limited land mammal fauna, and the endemic mammal lineages, in particular the lemurs, adapted to fill certain niches.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/m/ma/madagascar_subhumid_forests.php (413 words)

	Madagascar ericoid thickets - Encyclopedia of Earth
		This ecoregion includes the ericoid thicket habitats found above approximately 1,800 meters (m) on the upper slopes of Madagascar's four major massifs (listed from north to south): Tsaratanana (2,876 m), Marojejy (2,133 m), Ankaratra (2,643 m), and Andringitra (2,658 m).
		The transition from montane sclerophyllous forest to ericoid thicket may occur at different elevations.
		A refined classification of the primary vegetation of Madagascar based on the underlying geology: using GIS to map its distribution and to assess its conservation status.
	www.eoearth.org /article/Madagascar_ericoid_thickets (1900 words)

	Madagascar subhumid forests -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Madagascar subhumid forests are a (additional info and facts about tropical moist broadleaf forest) tropical moist broadleaf forest (additional info and facts about ecoregion) ecoregion which covers most of the central highlands of the island of (A republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960) Madagascar.
		The Madagascar subhumid forests cover most of Madagascar's central highlands, above approximately 800 meters elevation on the east and above 600 meters elevation on the west.
		Madagascar's long isolation from other continents resulted in a very limited land mammal fauna, and the endemic mammal lineages, in particular the (Large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails) lemurs, adapted to fill certain niches.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/madagascar_subhumid_forests.htm (353 words)

	Madagascar subhumid forests \| TutorGig.co.uk Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The 'Madagascar subhumid forests' are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion which covers most of the central highlands of the island of Madagascar.
		The subhumid forests are bounded by the humid Madagascar lowland forests along the coastal strip to the east, by the Madagascar dry deciduous forests to the north, northwest and west, and by the xeric Madagascar succulent forests and Madagascar spiny thickets to the southwest and south.
		Madagascar's long isolation from other continents resulted in a very limited land mammal fauna, and the endemic mammal lineages, in particular the lemurs, adapted to fill certain niches.
	www.tutorgig.co.uk /ed/Madagascar_subhumid_forests (548 words)

	afrotropic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Madagascar and neighboring islands form a distinctive sub-region of the ecozone, with numerous endemic taxa like the lemurs.
		Madagascar and the Seychelles are old pieces of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana, and broke away from Africa millions of years ago.
		Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets (Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland)
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /afrotropic.html (688 words)

	Madagascar ericoid thickets - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Madagascar ericoid thickets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Madagascar ericoid thickets - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Madagascar ericoid thickets.
		Here you will find more informations about Madagascar ericoid thickets.
		The Madagascar ericoid thickets is a montane shrublands ecoregion, found in the high mountains of Madagascar.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Madagascar-ericoid-thickets.html (191 words)

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	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Madagascar ericoid thickets (AT1011)
		This ecoregion includes the ericoid thicket habitats found above approximately 1,800 m on the upper slopes of Madagascar’s four major massifs (listed from north to south): Tsaratanana (2,876 m), Marojejy (2,133 m), Ankaratra (2,643 m), and Andringitra (2,658 m).
		Fire is the biggest threat to the ericoid thicket habitats.
		Raxworthy, C. J., and Nussbaum, R.A. 1996 Amphibians and reptiles of the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale d’Andringitra, Madagascar: a study of elevational distribution and local endemicity in Goodman S. M.(ed) 1996 A floral and faunal inventory of the eastern slopes of the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale d’Andringitra, Madagascar: with reference to elevational variation.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at1011_full.html (1730 words)

	Aquatic Tenrec
		Goodman, Steven M.: The Natural History of Madagascar: Lipotyphla (ex Insectivora): Geogale aurita, Large-eared Tenrec JP Benstead and LE Olson Limnogale mergulus, Web-footed Tenrec or Aquatic Tenrec PD Jenkins...
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		Jon Benstead CV:...effects of deforestation on the stream communities and ecosystems of eastern Madagascar and the conservation ecology of the aquatic tenrec Limnogale mergulus...
	specieslist.com /endangered/common_name/A/Aquatic_Tenrec.shtml (782 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Madagascar ericoid thickets (AT1011) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Four large mountainous formations, called massifs, rise in scattered points from the island of Madagascar.
		On rocky outcroppings, Malagasy mountain mice dart from the protection of cover to snatch large blueberry-like seeds.
		Like most of Madagascar, this ecoregion has lost much of its natural vegetation over the past century.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at1011.html (422 words)

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		98 percent of Madagascar's land mammals, 92 percent of its reptiles, 68 percent of its plants, and 41 percent of its breeding bird species exist nowhere else on Earth.
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	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Ecoregions of Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
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