Les crevettes côtières de Madagascar

Caverivière, Alain; Chaboud, Christian; Rafalimanana, Théophile

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“…Compared with the mangroves of the West Malagasy coast where the tidal range can reach 4.75 m [15], those of the East are subject to a low tidal range of less than 1 m [8]. Also, the weak hydrodynamic sedimentation process, as well as the strong exposure to coastal waves due to its straight shape and its position perpendicular to the wave forces, are not favorable factors for the installation of mangroves; hence the scattered and localized nature of the latter.…”

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“…Described as small mangroves [6] for the most part, the mangroves of the Eastern Malagasy coast are generally located in bays where the wave strength is more attenuated [7]; that is to say, the low tide which is comprised between 0.5 to 1 m according to [8], as well as the difficulty of the hydro-dynamic sedimentation process described by [4] [5], do not favor the installation of mangroves along the East coast of the island.…”

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The Mangroves of the East of Madagascar: Ecological Potentials and Pressures

Rakotomavo¹

2018

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With 213,000 ha of remaining mangroves in 2016, Madagascar has about 4260 ha of mangrove on its Eastern coast. The purpose of this article is to provide essential data on the spatial distribution of this ecosystem of Eastern Madagascar, its ecological potentials and the pressures on its resources. Five Eastern Mangrove sites were selected, from South to North, because of their accessibility and their spatial position: Foulpointe, Sainte Marie, Manompana, Mananara Nord and Rigny. Eastern mangroves regenerate quite well, with a regeneration rate of over 500%. Their height and basal area range respectively between 1.7 -12 m and 7 -42 m 2 ·ha −1 . The aboveground biomass perfacies can go up to 47 t·ha −1 , or even more, at the level of the large homogeneous mangrove of Mananara and Rigny (>70 t·ha −1 ), whereas this one does not exceed 10 -20 t·ha −1 in the sporadic mangroves of Foulpointe and Manompana. The carbon sequestration capacity of the aboveground biomass is estimated at more than 5 -20 t·ha −1 , along a South-North gradient, equivalent to a minimum sequestration potential of 21,300 to 85,200 t for the whole East. Despite these ecological potentials and the low annual clearance rates observed for some sites, this ecosystem is subject to anthropogenic pressures linked to urbanization, timber harvesting and irrational exploitation of fishery resources.

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