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Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities
Science, 2022 Madagascar’s unique biota is heavily affected by human activity and is under intense threat. Here, we review the current state of knowledge on the conservation status of Madagascar’s terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity by presenting data and analyses
H. Ralimanana +83 more
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Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use
Science, 2022 Madagascar’s biota is hyperdiverse and includes exceptional levels of endemicity. We review the current state of knowledge on Madagascar’s past and current terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity by compiling and presenting comprehensive data on species ...
A. Antonelli +83 more
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Madagascar's fire regimes challenge global assumptions about landscape degradation
Global Change Biology, 2022 Narratives of landscape degradation are often linked to unsustainable fire use by local communities. Madagascar is a case in point: the island is considered globally exceptional, with its remarkable endemic biodiversity viewed as threatened by ...
Leanne N. Phelps +6 more
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The burning island: Spatiotemporal patterns of fire occurrence in Madagascar
PLoS ONE, 2022 Anthropogenic fire use is widespread across Madagascar and threatens the island’s unprecedented endemic biodiversity. The vast majority (96%) of lemur species are already threatened with extinction, and Madagascar has already lost more than 44% of its ...
Tristan Frappier‐Brinton, S. Lehman
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Climate change risks and adaptation options for Madagascar
Ecology and Society, 2021 Climate change poses an increasing threat to achieving development goals and is often considered in development plans and project designs. However, there have been challenges in the effective implementation of those plans, particularly in the sustained ...
S. Weiskopf +3 more
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Malaria Journal, 2021 Background Malaria is a top cause of mortality on the island nation of Madagascar, where many rural communities rely on subsistence agriculture and livestock production.
Micaela Finney +5 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Early and fast detection of COVID-19 patients help limit the transmission and wide spread of the virus in the community and will have impact on mortality by reducing the incidence of infection among vulnerable people. Therefore, community-based screening
Mihaja Raberahona +12 more
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Geoscience Frontiers, 2020 The southern regions of Madagascar have the country’s lowest water supply coverage and are highly vulnerable to drought. Access to potable drinking water is a major challenge for the local population.
C. Serele +2 more
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Ichneumonid wasps from Madagascar. VI. The genus Pristomerus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae) [PDF]
, 2013 Pristomerus species of Madagascar are revised. We report 15 species, of which 12 are newly described: P. guinness sp. nov., P. hansoni sp. nov., P. kelikely sp. nov., P. keyka sp. nov., P. moramora sp. nov., P. melissa sp. nov., P. patator sp.
Rousse, Pascal +2 more
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011 Introduction: In October 2009, the first outbreak of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus in Madagascar occurred at a school in Antananarivo. Among the first 12 cases, five were reported in boarding pupils at the school. The school closed 10 days into
Soatiana Rajatonirina +6 more
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