The value of the spineless monkey orange tree (Strychnos madagascariensis) for conservation of northern sportive lemurs (Lepilemur milanoii and L. ankaranensis)

Salmona, J; Banks, M; Ralantoharijaona, TN; Rasolondraibe, E; Zaranaina, R; Rakotonanahary, A; Wohlhauser, S; Sewall, BJ; Chikhi, L

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The value of the spineless monkey orange tree (Strychnos madagascariensis) for conservation of northern sportive lemurs (Lepilemur milanoii and L. ankaranensis)

2015-09-16Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Salmona, J
dc.contributor.author	Banks, M
dc.contributor.author	Ralantoharijaona, TN
dc.contributor.author	Rasolondraibe, E
dc.contributor.author	Zaranaina, R
dc.contributor.author	Rakotonanahary, A
dc.contributor.author	Wohlhauser, S
dc.contributor.author	Sewall, BJ
dc.contributor.author	Chikhi, L
dc.date.accessioned	2016-03-18T14:38:42Z
dc.date.available	2016-03-18T14:38:42Z
dc.date.issued	2015-09-16
dc.description.abstract	Tree hollows provide shelters for a large number of forest-dependent vertebrate species worldwide. In Madagascar, where high historical and ongoing rates of deforestation and forest degradation are responsible for a major environmental crisis, reduced availability of tree hollows may lead to declines in hollow-dwelling species such as sportive lemurs, one of the most species-rich groups of lemurs. The identification of native tree species used by hollow-dwelling lemurs may facilitate targeted management interventions to maintain or improve habitat quality for these lemurs. During an extensive survey of sportive lemurs in northern Madagascar, we identified one tree species, Strychnos madagascariensis (Loganiaceae), the spineless monkey orange tree, as a principal sleeping site of two species of northern sportive lemurs, Lepilemur ankaranensis and L. milanoii (Lepilemuridae). This tree species represented 32.5% (n=1 50) of the 458 sleeping sites recorded. This result suggests that S. madagascariensis may be valuable for the conservation of hollow-dwelling lemurs.	pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorship	FCT grant: (SFRH/BD/64875/2009), GDRI Madagascar, the Laboratoire d’Excellence (LABEX) entitled TULIP (ANR-1 0-LABX-41 ), the Rufford Small Grant Foundation grant: (10941 -1), Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, the LIA BEEG-B (Laboratoire International Associé - Bioinformatics, Ecology, Evolution, Genomics and Behaviour) (CNRS), National Science Foundation grant: (DEB-1 25791 6).	pt_PT
dc.identifier.citation	Salmona, J., Banks, M., Ralantoharijaona, T., Rasolondraibe, E., Zaranaina, R., Rakotonanahary, A., … Chikhi, L. (2015). The value of the spineless monkey orange tree (Strychnos madagascariensis) for conservation of northern sportive lemurs (Lepilemur milanoii and L. ankaranensis). Madagascar Conservation & Development, 10(2), 53. doi:10.4314/mcd.v10i2.3	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.4314/mcd.v10i2.3	pt_PT
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.7/564
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Indian Ocean e-Ink	pt_PT
dc.relation	A vertebrate's eye view on habitat loss and fragmentation across time and space in Madagascar
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dc.subject	Strychnos madagascariensis	pt_PT
dc.subject	tree hole	pt_PT
dc.subject	sleeping site	pt_PT
dc.subject	sportive lemur	pt_PT
dc.subject	Lepilemur milanoii	pt_PT
dc.subject	Lepilemur ankaranensis	pt_PT
dc.subject	spineless monkey orange tree	pt_PT
dc.subject	tree cavity	pt_PT
dc.title	The value of the spineless monkey orange tree (Strychnos madagascariensis) for conservation of northern sportive lemurs (Lepilemur milanoii and L. ankaranensis)	pt_PT
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