From January 2000 through December 2002 phenological transects were carried out to assess monthly leaf, flower and (ripe) fruit presence for 423 individual plants (95 plant species, 43 families) within the littoral forest of Sainte Luce. Fruit-on-trail-counts were conducted additionally in the year 2000 to allow comparison between both methods. Despite low climatic seasonality and absence of a ...

Increased fertilizer use is often an essential component of sustainable intensification for improved food security and economic growth in the upper elevation tropical savanna (UTS) lower (LTS) Africa. The UTS LTS are large “breadbasket” areas with little due to financial other constraints. Farmers’ perceptions high profit opportunity low risk major drivers adoption. Representative crop nutrient...