Species‐area relationships of lemurs in a fragmented landscape in Madagascar
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DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22972
Abstract: We used species‐area relationships (SARs) to investigate the effects of habitat loss on lemur biogeography. We measured species richness via visual surveys on line transects within 42 fragments of dry deciduous forest at the Ambanjabe… read more here.
Keywords: area relationships; species area; area; species richness ... See more keywords
Habitat use by the island lemurs of Nosy Be, Madagascar
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DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23362
Abstract: Madagascar's lemurs are threatened by forest loss, fragmentation, and degradation. Many species use flexible behaviors to survive in degraded habitat, but their ability to persist in very small areas may be limited. Insular lemurs, like… read more here.
Keywords: habitat; habitat use; island lemurs; madagascar ... See more keywords
An overdue catalyst: Limitations imposed by COVID‐19 improved capacity building in community‐led environmental education in Madagascar
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DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23497
Abstract: The COVID‐19 pandemic caused by the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus brought many primatology research programs and conservation efforts to a halt. After Madagascar closed its borders during March 2020, many on‐site international project leaders and researchers returned… read more here.
Keywords: community led; education; led environmental; primatology ... See more keywords
Madagascar Terrestrial Camera Survey Database 2021: A collation of protected forest camera surveys from 2007-2021.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3687
Abstract: Madagascar is a threatened global biodiversity hotspot and conservation priority, yet we lack broadscale surveys to assess biodiversity across space and time. To fill this gap, we collated camera trap surveys, capturing species occurrences within… read more here.
Keywords: survey; database; madagascar; madagascar terrestrial ... See more keywords
Fungal Patterns from Soils in Madagascar: an Insight from Maromizaha Forest (Evergreen Humid Forest) to Outside (Deciduous Forest).
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DOI: 10.1007/s00248-021-01887-5
Abstract: Soil fungal diversity was studied by next-generation sequencing and compared in two different Malagasy ecosystems, the first a New Protected Area (Maromizaha NAP) that is a rich humid evergreen forest and the second a degraded… read more here.
Keywords: madagascar; maromizaha; deciduous forest; soil ... See more keywords
Marine macroalgal biodiversity of northern Madagascar: morpho-genetic systematics and implications of anthropic impacts for conservation
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-021-02156-0
Abstract: A floristic survey of the marine algal biodiversity of Antsiranana Bay, northern Madagascar, was conducted during November 2018. This represents the first inventory encompassing the three major macroalgal classes (Phaeophyceae, Florideophyceae and Ulvophyceae) for the… read more here.
Keywords: conservation marine; northern madagascar; systematics; biodiversity ... See more keywords
Next-generation technologies applied to age-old challenges in Madagascar
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DOI: 10.1007/s10592-020-01296-0
Abstract: Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot that is facing rapid rates of deforestation, habitat destruction, and poverty. Urgent action is required to document the status of biodiversity to facilitate efficacious conservation plans. With the recent advent… read more here.
Keywords: technologies applied; genetics; generation technologies; madagascar ... See more keywords
Developmental Timeline of Wild Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) Infants in Kianjavato and Torotorofotsy, Madagascar
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DOI: 10.1007/s10764-021-00216-4
Abstract: Wild aye-ayes ( Daubentonia madagascariensis ) are notoriously difficult to study due to their solitary and nocturnal nature. While research is starting to elucidate the behaviors of wild adult aye-aye, an understanding of behaviors in… read more here.
Keywords: wild aye; aye ayes; aye; madagascar ... See more keywords
Cryptoprocta spelea (Carnivora: Eupleridae): What Did It Eat and How Do We Know?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10914-017-9391-z
Abstract: The extent to which Madagascar’s Holocene extinct lemurs fell victim to nonhuman predators is poorly understood. Madagascar’s Holocene predator guild included several now-extinct species, i.e., crocodiles, carnivorans, and raptors. Here we focus on mammalian carnivory,… read more here.
Keywords: spelea carnivora; cryptoprocta spelea; spelea; extinct lemurs ... See more keywords
A new species of critically endangered edible yam endemic to northern Madagascar, Dioscorea irodensis (Dioscoreaceae) and its conservation
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DOI: 10.1007/s12225-017-9677-6
Abstract: SummaryMorphological character data are used to show that a distinct morphotype of Dioscorea L. from the Irodo valley (East of Sadjoavato) in Antsiranana Province of Madagascar is an undescribed species, differing in its leaf arrangement,… read more here.
Keywords: oviala; critically endangered; irodo; dioscorea irodensis ... See more keywords
Molecular detection of Rickettsia spp., Borrelia spp., Bartonella spp. and Yersinia pestis in ectoparasites of endemic and domestic animals in southwest Madagascar.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105339
Abstract: Little is known about the presence of vector-borne bacteria in southwest Madagascar. Anthropogenic alteration of natural habitats represents an important driver for the emergence of new diseases. Especially the involvement of livestock and the involuntary… read more here.
Keywords: spp; yersinia pestis; southwest madagascar; madagascar ... See more keywords