Gray-headed Lemur (Eulemur cinereiceps) abundance and forest structure dynamics at Manombo, Madagascar

Biotropica

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 371-379

  Johnson, Steig E ^a   Ingraldi, Christina ^a   Ralainasolo, Fidimalala B ^b   Andriamaharoa, Hubert E ^c   Ludovic, Reza ^c   Birkinshaw, Christopher R ^c   Wright, Patricia C ^d,e,f   Ratsimbazafy, Jonah H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (Madagascar)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments at Centre ValBio   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Cyclone; Habitat disturbance; Lemuridae; Lowland rain forest; Population density

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARBOREAL SPECIES; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYCLONE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; FRUGIVORY; LIFE HISTORY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMATE; RAINFOREST; STOCHASTICITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

FIANARANTSOA; MADAGASCAR; MANOMBO SPECIAL RESERVE;

EULEMUR; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE;

EID: 79955103126     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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