2022
DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4017
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Effects of future climate change on the forests of Madagascar

Abstract: Global climate change is continuing to occur at an alarming rate. In addition to increases in global weather extremes, melting of polar ice caps, and subsequent sea level rises, climate change is known to directly impact the life cycles and ecologies of many animals and plants. While climate change is projected to result in substantial geographic range and habitat contractions for many species in future, the effects of climate change on many habitats of conservation concern remain poorly understood. In this st… Show more

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“…Cheirogaleus may be sensitive to habitat degradation and edge-effects (Lehman et al, 2006;but see Hending, 2021), and the population density of C. medius in SIRNP may be limited by the ongoing forest degradation that is typical of the region (Seiler et al, 2010); this also may explain the differences in density between Anabohazo (a continuous forest) and Ankarafa (a highlydegraded and fragmented forest). Furthermore, C. medius lives sympatrically with the northern giant mouse lemur (Mirza zaza), the Sambirano mouse lemur (Microcebus sambiranensis), and the Sahamalaza sportive lemur (Lepilemur sahamalaza) in SIRNP (Hending et al, 2017c(Hending et al, , 2022a. Although niche separation exists between these species, all four of these taxa require secure sleeping sites.…”
Section: Population Density and Sizementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cheirogaleus may be sensitive to habitat degradation and edge-effects (Lehman et al, 2006;but see Hending, 2021), and the population density of C. medius in SIRNP may be limited by the ongoing forest degradation that is typical of the region (Seiler et al, 2010); this also may explain the differences in density between Anabohazo (a continuous forest) and Ankarafa (a highlydegraded and fragmented forest). Furthermore, C. medius lives sympatrically with the northern giant mouse lemur (Mirza zaza), the Sambirano mouse lemur (Microcebus sambiranensis), and the Sahamalaza sportive lemur (Lepilemur sahamalaza) in SIRNP (Hending et al, 2017c(Hending et al, , 2022a. Although niche separation exists between these species, all four of these taxa require secure sleeping sites.…”
Section: Population Density and Sizementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Further, there will be a limit to the behavioral flexibility that some lemurs demonstrate, beyond which they will not be able to adapt their diet and activity any further, and these adaptations may lead to future extinction debt (Alcocer‐Rodríguez et al, 2021). Over 80% of Madagascar's original forest has already been cleared, and this important habitat continues to be threatened by ongoing deforestation and unmitigated climate change (Harper et al, 2007; Hending, Holderied, et al, 2022; Vieilledent et al, 2018). Urgent conservation actions are now required to safeguard its future, and that of its resident lemur communities (Schwitzer et al, 2013).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is because Madagascar exhibits a wide variety of forest types, ranging from dense humid forests with more than 2000 mm of rain per year in the east to dry spiny thickets with less than 400 mm of rain per year in the southwest [22]. The forest types also vary with latitude, longitude, and elevation across the island [22][23][24]. Although Madagascar is smaller in size compared to the Congo Basin in Central Africa, it has a higher number of plant species, with 14,000 plant species in Madagascar compared to 10,000 species in the Congo Basin [14].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%