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Annual Reviews is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. What Limits Trees in C? Grasslands and Savannas? Author(s): William J. Bond Source: Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, Vol. 39 (2008), pp. 641-659 Published by: Annual Reviews Stable URL: /stableAccessed: 25-12-2015 12:19 UTC REFERENCES Linked references are available on JSTOR for this article: /stableseq=1cid=pdf-reference#references_tab_contents You may need to log in to JSTOR to access the linked references. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms Conditions of Use, available at /page/ info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. This content downloaded from 40 on Fri, 25 Dec 2015 12:19:49 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 2008. 39:641-59 The Annual Review ofEcology, Evolution, and Systematics is online at This articles doi: 10.1 146/annurev.ecolsys.39.110707.173411 Copyright @ 2008 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved 1543-592X/08/1201-0641$20.00 What Limits Trees in C4 Grasslands and Savannas? William J. Bond Botany Department, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa; email: william.bond@uct.ac.za Key Words biome boundaries, fire ecology, mammal herbivory, tree-grass competition, trophic ecology Abstract Though the distribution fglobal vegetation can generally be predicted from climate, grasslands are an exception. C4 grassy biomes cover vast areas that are warm enough and wet enough to support closed forests. The extent of this climate mis