Mandena Conservation Zone | |
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 Area of zone | |
  Zone within Madagascar | |
| Coordinates: 24°57′S 46°59′E / 24.95°S 46.99°E | |
| Area | |
| • Land | 148 ha (366 acres) |
| • Water | 82 ha (203 acres) |
Mandena Conservation Zone is a conservation zone in southeast Madagascar.
Description
The zone is located 10 kilometres north of Fort Dauphin, three kilometres from the southeast coast of the island country. The zone has 82 hectares of swamp, and 148 hectares of littoral forest. The 2,800 milimeters of rainfall mostly occurs in the November to April rainy season, the zone has a temperature range of 9.5 to 35 degrees Celsius. [1]
The zone is inhabited by Ganzhorn’s mouse lemur, eastern fat-tailed dwarf lemur, greater dwarf lemur, southern woolly lemur, Southern lesser bamboo lemur, [1] collared brown lemurs [2] and the Madagascan flying fox. [3]
See also
- Andohahela National Park
- Mandena mine, nearby
References
- ^ a b Eppley, Timothy M.; Balestri, Michela; Campera, Marco; Rabenantoandro, Johny; Ramanamanjato, Jean-Baptiste; Randriatafika, Faly; Ganzhorn, Jörg U.; Donati, Giuseppe (April 2017). "Ecological Flexibility as Measured by the Use of Pioneer and Exotic Plants by Two Lemurids: Eulemur collaris and Hapalemur meridionalis" (PDF). International Journal of Primatology. 38 (2): 338–357. doi: 10.1007/s10764-016-9943-8. ISSN 0164-0291. S2CID 254543825.
- ^ Konersmann C, Noromiarilanto F, Ratovonamana YR, et al. Using Utilitarian Plants for Lemur Conservation. International Journal of Primatology. 2022;43(6):1026-1045. doi:10.1007/s10764-021-00200-y
- ^ Oleksy, Ryszard; Giuggioli, Luca; McKetterick, Thomas J.; Racey, Paul A.; Jones, Gareth (2017-09-06). Russo, Danilo (ed.). "Flying foxes create extensive seed shadows and enhance germination success of pioneer plant species in deforested Madagascan landscapes". PLOS ONE. 12 (9): e0184023. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184023. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5587229. PMID 28877248.
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Mandena Conservation Zone | |
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Area of zone | |
Zone within Madagascar | |
| Coordinates: 24°57′S 46°59′E / 24.95°S 46.99°E | |
| Area | |
| • Land | 148 ha (366 acres) |
| • Water | 82 ha (203 acres) |
Mandena Conservation Zone is a conservation zone in southeast Madagascar.
Description
The zone is located 10 kilometres north of Fort Dauphin, three kilometres from the southeast coast of the island country. The zone has 82 hectares of swamp, and 148 hectares of littoral forest. The 2,800 milimeters of rainfall mostly occurs in the November to April rainy season, the zone has a temperature range of 9.5 to 35 degrees Celsius. [1]
The zone is inhabited by Ganzhorn’s mouse lemur, eastern fat-tailed dwarf lemur, greater dwarf lemur, southern woolly lemur, Southern lesser bamboo lemur, [1] collared brown lemurs [2] and the Madagascan flying fox. [3]
See also
- Andohahela National Park
- Mandena mine, nearby
References
- ^ a b Eppley, Timothy M.; Balestri, Michela; Campera, Marco; Rabenantoandro, Johny; Ramanamanjato, Jean-Baptiste; Randriatafika, Faly; Ganzhorn, Jörg U.; Donati, Giuseppe (April 2017). "Ecological Flexibility as Measured by the Use of Pioneer and Exotic Plants by Two Lemurids: Eulemur collaris and Hapalemur meridionalis" (PDF). International Journal of Primatology. 38 (2): 338–357. doi: 10.1007/s10764-016-9943-8. ISSN 0164-0291. S2CID 254543825.
- ^ Konersmann C, Noromiarilanto F, Ratovonamana YR, et al. Using Utilitarian Plants for Lemur Conservation. International Journal of Primatology. 2022;43(6):1026-1045. doi:10.1007/s10764-021-00200-y
- ^ Oleksy, Ryszard; Giuggioli, Luca; McKetterick, Thomas J.; Racey, Paul A.; Jones, Gareth (2017-09-06). Russo, Danilo (ed.). "Flying foxes create extensive seed shadows and enhance germination success of pioneer plant species in deforested Madagascan landscapes". PLOS ONE. 12 (9): e0184023. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184023. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5587229. PMID 28877248.
| Strict Nature Reserves | | |
|---|---|---|
| National parks |
| |
| Marine National Parks | ||
| Special Reserves | ||
| Other protected areas | ||