Investigations into the status of a new taxon of<i>Salanoia</i>(Mammalia: Carnivora: Eupleridae) from the marshes of Lac Alaotra, Madagascar

Durbin, Joanna; Funk, Stephan M.; Hawkins, Frank; Hills, Daphne M.; Jenkins, Paulina D.; Moncrieff, Clive B.; Ralainasolo, Fidimalala B.

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“…Freshwater marshes are the natural vegetation surrounding the lake and are mainly dominated by reed (Phragmites australis) and papyrus (Cyperus madagascariensis). The rich flora and fauna includes a variety of locally endemic species such as the Alaotra gentle lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis), the world's only primate living exclusively in wetlands, the Durrell mungo (Salanoia durrelli), which was only discovered in 2004 [33] and the Madagascar pochard (Aythya innotata). The future of H. alaotrensis, classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as "critically endangered" [34], is highly uncertain given the continuously growing pressures on the marshland ecosystem, mainly in the form of marshland fires [35][36][37].…”

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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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Section: The Marshlands Of Lake Alaotramentioning

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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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“…Of the 10 extant carnivore species in the endemic family Eupleridae (Yoder et al, 2003;Durbin et al, 2010;Goodman & Helgen, 2010), five are known to occupy the centraleastern rainforests (broad-striped mongoose Galidictis fasciata, fossa Cryptoprocta ferox, Malagasy civet Fossa fossana, ring-tailed mongoose Galidia elegans elegans and small-toothed civet Eupleres goudotii; Gerber et al, 2010). Of these five carnivores, all but G. e. elegans are thought to be declining (IUCN, 2011).…”

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The impact of forest logging and fragmentation on carnivore species composition, density and occupancy in Madagascar's rainforests

Gerber

Karpanty

Randrianantenaina

2012

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Forest carnivores are threatened globally by logging and forest fragmentation yet we know relatively little about how such change affects predator populations. This is especially true in Madagascar, where carnivores have not been extensively studied. To understand better the effects of logging and fragmentation on Malagasy carnivores we evaluated species composition, density of fossa Cryptoprocta ferox and Malagasy civet Fossa fossana, and carnivore occupancy in central-eastern Madagascar. We photographically-sampled carnivores in two contiguous (primary and selectively-logged) and two fragmented rainforests (fragments , 2.5 and . 15 km from intact forest). Species composition varied, with more native carnivores in the contiguous than fragmented rainforests. F. fossana was absent from fragmented rainforests and at a lower density in selectively-logged than in primary rainforest (mean 1.38 ± SE 0.22 and 3.19 ± SE 0.55 individuals km −2 , respectively). C. ferox was detected in fragments , 2.5 km from forest and had similar densities in primary and selectivelylogged forests (0.12 ± SE 0.05 and 0.09 ± SE 0.04 adults km −2 , respectively) but was absent in fragments . 15 km from forest. We identified only two protected areas in Madagascar that may maintain . 300 adult C. ferox. Occupancy of broad-striped mongoose Galidictis fasciata was positively related to fragment size whereas occupancy of ring-tailed mongoose Galidia elegans elegans was negatively associated with increasing exotic wild cat (Felis spp.) activity at a camera site. Degraded rainforest fragments are difficult environments for Malagasy carnivores to occupy; there is a need to prioritize the reconnection and maintenance of contiguous forest tracts.

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“…concolor (BMNH 1925.4.10.10) illustrated by Durbin et al. (), and compared to that of S . durrelli , seems not typical of S .…”

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“…concolor vary in the MNHN specimens (most likely associated with intraspecific variation, perhaps related to age and sex) and, hence, the differences highlighted by Durbin et al. () for S . durrelli may not readily separate the two named forms.…”

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New insights into the systematics of Malagasy mongoose-like carnivorans (Carnivora, Eupleridae, Galidiinae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

Veron

Dupré

Jennings³

et al. 2017

J Zool Syst Evol Res

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The Malagasy carnivorans (Eupleridae) comprise seven genera and up to ten species, depending on the authority, and, within the past decades, two new taxa have been described. The family is divided into two subfamilies, the Galidiinae, mongoose‐like animals, and the Euplerinae, with diverse body forms. To verify the taxonomic status of Galidiinae species, including recently described taxa, as well as some recognized subspecies, we studied intrageneric genetic variation and structure, using both mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Our results suggest the recognition of four species in the Galidiinae, rendering each genus monospecific. We propose to recognize three subspecies in Galidia elegans (G. e. dambrensis, G. e. elegans, and G. e. occidentalis), two subspecies in Mungotictis decemlineata (M. d. decemlineata and M. d. lineata), and two subspecies in Galidictis fasciata (G. f. fasciata and G. f. grandidieri, the latter was recently described as a distinct species). Our results indicate also that Salanoia durrelli should be treated as a junior synonym of Salanoia concolor. Low levels of intraspecific divergence revealed some geographical structure for the Galidiinae taxa, suggesting that environmental barriers have isolated certain populations in recent geological time. All taxa, whether at the species or subspecies level, need urgent conservation attention, particularly those with limited geographical distributions, as all are threatened by forest habitat degradation.

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Investigations into the status of a new taxon ofSalanoia(Mammalia: Carnivora: Eupleridae) from the marshes of Lac Alaotra, Madagascar

Cited by 64 publications

References 35 publications

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

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

The impact of forest logging and fragmentation on carnivore species composition, density and occupancy in Madagascar's rainforests

New insights into the systematics of Malagasy mongoose-like carnivorans (Carnivora, Eupleridae, Galidiinae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

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