| Attractive tree
ISO lemur to start a family
Some 20 tree
species in the dry forests of Madagascar depend on lemurs to disperse
their seeds, and the disappearance of lemurs in forest fragments appears
to threaten the trees.
References:
Ganzhorn, J.U., et
al. 1999. Lemurs and the regeneration of dry deciduous forest in
Madagascar. Conservation Biology 13(August):1.
Further Readings:
Quammen, D. 1996. The
Song of the Dodo. New York: Scribner.
Temple, S.A. 1997.
Plant-animal mutualism: Coevolution with dodo leads to near extinction
of plant. Science 197(Aug. 26).
Sources:
Jörg U.
Ganzhorn
Institute of Zoology
Martin-Luther-King Platz 3
20146 Hamburg
Germany
Kent Redford
Wildlife Conservation Society
2300 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10460
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 5, July 31, 1999, p. 71. Copyright © 1999,
Science Service. |