Chapters' Contents --;Madagascar relief and main types of landscape --;The geology of Madagascar --;The climatology of Madagascar --;Flora and vegetation of M adagascar --;The forest of Madagascar --;Les sols de Madagascar --;Accelerated erosion and soil degradation --;Rivers and streams on Madagascar --;Man and the environment in Madagascar --;The Malagasy subfossils --;The coral reefs of Madagascar --;Some ecological and biogeographical problems of the entomofauna of Madagascar --;Les arachnides de Madagascar --;Le peuplement de Mollusques terrestres de Madagascar --;Fishes of the continental waters of Madagascar --;Les reptiles de Madagascar et des îles voisines --;The Evolution and affinities of the birds of Madagascar --;Insectivores --;The rodents of Madagascar: The seven genera of Malagasy rodents --;The carnivora of Madagascar --;Order of primates: Sub-order of lemurs --;Human diseases and their relationship to the Environment --;The problems of nature conservation in Madagascar --;In conclusion.