Climate change adaptation for conservation in Madagascar

Lee, Hannah; Dave, Radhika; Lowry, Porter P.; Andelman, Sandy J.; Andrianarisata, Michele; Andriamaro, Luciano; Cameron, A.; Hijmans, Robert J.; Kremen, Claire; MacKinnon, James L.; Randrianasolo, Harison; Andriambololonera, Sylvie; Razafimpahanana, Andriamandimbisoa; Randriamahazo, Herilala; Randrianarisoa, Jeannicq; Razafinjatovo, Philippe; Raxworthy, C. J.; Schatz, George E.; Tadross, Mark; Wilmé, Lucienne

doi:10.1098/rsbl.2008.0270

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“…Further research into the trends and predictions of changing climate patterns across Madagascar and the influence of climate on wildlife could greatly aid future conservation efforts. Current predictions of climate change in Madagascar, including wetter wet seasons and drier dry seasons (Hannah et al, 2008), could have negative consequences on the demography of lemurs and other wildlife. Our results suggest that conservation strategies in Madagascar may require consideration of not only the direct impact of anthropogenic activities such as hunting and deforestation, but also of how the outcomes of these activities may be compounded by influences of the world's changing climate.…”

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“…Harris et al, 2008;Huntingford et al, 2008), with limited work in Old World tropical forests (Dixon et al, 2003) where impacts are likely to differ due to geographical differences. Indeed, existing climate models suggest pronounced climate change is expected to occur in Madagascar by 2050 with increasing austral summer rainfall (January-April) and drier austral winters (July-September) in the southeastern region of Madagascar (Hannah et al, 2008;Tadross et al, 2008). Significant increases in variability of annual rainfall has also been observed in Madagascar over the last century (Ganzhorn, 1995).…”

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Global climate cycles and cyclones: consequences for rainfall patterns and lemur reproduction in southeastern Madagascar

Dunham

Erhart

Wright

2010

Global Change Biology

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Most studies that examine the influence of climatic change on flora and fauna have focused on northern latitudes; however, there is increasing recognition that tropical regions are also being affected. Despite this, regions such as Madagascar, which are rich in endemic biodiversity but may have low adaptive capacity to climatic change, are poorly represented in studies examining the effects of climate variability on biota. We investigated how El Niñ o Southern Oscillations (ENSO) influence precipitation patterns in the rainforest region of southeastern Madagascar (1962Madagascar ( -2006 and then constructed models to assess the potential contribution of climatic variables on the reproductive parameters of the Milne Edward's sifaka, a threatened lemur species (Propithecus edwardsi), over a 20-year period. The Southern Oscillation Index of sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in the tropical Pacific was associated with precipitation patterns including wetter wet seasons during warmer phases and drier dry seasons following cooler phases. The bestsupported models of lemur fecundity (female offspring per female that survive to 1 year of age per year) included cyclone presence during gestation and ENSO phase before conception and during the first 6 months of life. Models also suggested that heavy rains during gestation may limit birth rates and that prolonged drought during female lactation may limit first year offspring survival; although these variables were given little importance for predicting overall fecundity relative to ENSO phases and cyclone presence. Our results linking lemur reproduction with climatic variability suggest that climatic changes may be an additional threat to Madagascar's unique and already endangered flora and fauna. The association between precipitation in southeastern Madagascar and SST anomalies in the tropical Pacific suggests that dynamics of wildlife populations even in tropical areas such as Madagascar can be affected by global climate cycles making them potentially vulnerable to global climate change.

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Global climate cycles and cyclones: consequences for rainfall patterns and lemur reproduction in southeastern Madagascar

Dunham

Erhart

Wright

2010

Global Change Biology

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“…Even if some progress has been made in the last decades, scientists have defined major conservation challenges within the next decade that are calling for immediate action. One crucial challenge is the involvement of rural populations in conservation efforts, alleviating poverty at the same time [16,17] while the country's biodiversity and people's livelihoods alike are increasingly threatened by population growth, overexploitation of natural resources and climate change [8,18].…”

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Conservation Messages in Speech Bubbles–Evaluation of an Environmental Education Comic Distributed in Elementary Schools in Madagascar

Richter

Rendigs

Maminirina³

2015

Sustainability

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Abstract:In this paper, we present the results of a survey of an environmental education program applied to a cohort of 542 students in six primary schools at Lake Alaotra, Madagascar. The educational materials used were a comic book and additional materials designed specifically for local conditions in rural Madagascar. The comic book conveyed mostly system knowledge and, to a lesser extent, action-related knowledge. The additional materials posed practical tasks to students and were meant to stimulate teamwork and group discussion of students. There was a control and two treatment groups. A questionnaire was applied to test students' environmental knowledge at three different points in time. The survey showed a significant increase in environmental knowledge of students receiving environmental education compared to controls. This effect significantly increased with additional education materials fostering peer-to-peer learning by students instead of when teacher-centred learning was provided. Students that used those materials also had the highest scores in tests one year after environmental education ended, thus indicating the usefulness of innovative and locally meaningful materials in environmental education. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 8856

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“…While the protected area system has been extended over the last few years in the wake of the Durban vision, the established protected areas risk to become more and more isolated due to development activities and climate change (Burney et al 2004, Bodin et al 2006, Hannah et al 2008). …”

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Gastrointestinal parasite infection of the Gray mouse lemur (<i>Microcebus murinus</i>) in the littoral forest of Mandena, Madagascar: Effects of forest fragmentation and degradation

Raharivololona¹,

Ganzhorn²

2009

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Climate change adaptation for conservation in Madagascar

Abstract: One contribution of 12 to a Special Feature on 'Global change and biodiversity: future challenges'.

Cited by 130 publications

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Global climate cycles and cyclones: consequences for rainfall patterns and lemur reproduction in southeastern Madagascar

Global climate cycles and cyclones: consequences for rainfall patterns and lemur reproduction in southeastern Madagascar

Conservation Messages in Speech Bubbles–Evaluation of an Environmental Education Comic Distributed in Elementary Schools in Madagascar

Gastrointestinal parasite infection of the Gray mouse lemur (<i>Microcebus murinus</i>) in the littoral forest of Mandena, Madagascar: Effects of forest fragmentation and degradation

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