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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
The distribution and conservation of bats in the dry regions of Madagascar
Animal Conservation, Volume 8, No. 2, Year 2005
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We carried out extensive field surveys in the dry forest portions of Madagascar to document the species of bats occurring in these regions. These data combined with information in the literature and museum specimen records indicate that 28 species of Chiroptera occur in this region of the island, of which we documented 27 during our inventories. The community composition at sites occurring in areas of water-eroded sedimentary rock is notably different from sites on alluvial substrates. In contrast to the majority of native land mammal species on Madagascar, much of the microchiropteran fauna is not dependent on large tracts of intact forest and anthropogenic perturbations of forests may have less direct impact on their long-term survival. Conservation strategies for Chiroptera in the dry regions of the island should focus on reducing various types of human disturbance of cave environments. © 2005 The Zoological Society of London.
Authors & Co-Authors
Goodman, Steven Michael
United States, Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Wwf Antananarivo
Andriafidison, Daudet
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Université D'antananarivo
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Conservation International Madagascar
Andrianaivoarivelo, Radosoa A.
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Université D'antananarivo
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Conservation International Madagascar
Cardiff, Scott G.
United States, New York
Columbia University
United States, New York
American Museum of Natural History
Ifticene, Edina
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Université D'antananarivo
Jenkins, Richard K.B.
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Conservation International Madagascar
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
Kofoky, Amyot F.
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Conservation International Madagascar
Mbohoahy, Tsibara
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Conservation International Madagascar
Madagascar, Tulear
Université de Toliara
Rakotondravony, Daniel
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Université D'antananarivo
Ranivo, Julie
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Wwf Antananarivo
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Université D'antananarivo
Ratrimomanarivo, Fanja H.
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Wwf Antananarivo
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Conservation International Madagascar
Razafimanahaka, Julie Hanta
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Conservation International Madagascar
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Université D'antananarivo
Racey, Paul A.
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
Statistics
Citations: 124
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/S136794300500199X
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Madagascar