A high mountain population of the ring-tailed lemur Lemur catta on the Andringitra Massif, Madagascar

The ring-tailed lemur Lemur catta is generally considered to be a species of dry deciduous forest, gallery forest and spiny thorn scrub at relatively low altitudes. During a survey of the summit zone of the Andringitra Massif, one of the most climatically extreme areas on Madagascar, we recorded this species above the tree-line at 2520 m in an area composed mostly of exposed rock, low ericoid bush and subalpine vegetation. Information was collected on food plants consumed by this species. This pelage coloration of the local population of L. catta differed from museum specimens and photographs taken from other areas of this species's range. The taxonomic status of the Andringitra population is in need of further study.

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Genetic tests of the taxonomic status of the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) from the high mountain zone of the Andringitra Massif, Madagascar

Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1111/j.1469-7998.2000.tb00814.x ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 252 (1) ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Anne D. Yoder ◽

Jodi A. Irwin ◽

Steven M. Goodman ◽

Soava V. Rakotoarisoa

Keyword(s):

Taxonomic Status ◽

Lemur Catta ◽

High Mountain ◽

Genetic Tests ◽

Mountain Zone

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Taxonomic status and additional description of White’s Stalked-eyed Fly Cyrtodiopsis whitei (Curran, 1936) (Diptera: Diopsidae) from India with a key to the allied species and note on its habitat

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.3272.10.8.12035-12043 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (8) ◽

pp. 12035

Author(s):

Basant Kumar Agarwala

Keyword(s):

Deciduous Forest ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Taxonomic Position ◽

Type Locality ◽

Eastern India ◽

Type Specimens ◽

Male And Female ◽

Northeastern Part ◽

Taxonomic Key ◽

Dry Deciduous Forest

Systematics and ecology of Cyrtodiopsis whitei (Curran, 1936), initially described in brief from a tropical dry deciduous forest in eastern India as Diopsis whitei, remained obscure for want of the type specimens. Recent collections of male and female specimens of this species from a new locality in the northeastern part of India, the country of the type locality, has allowed a fresh appraisal of its morphology, taxonomic position and habitat ecology in the background of several studies done on Diopsidae. Herein are included some new characters, hitherto unknown in the species of Cyrtodiopsis, a taxonomic key to the separation of four species, considered monophyletic under the genus, and a note on the habitat of the species.

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The influence of the invasive weed Lantana camara on elephant habitat use in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, southern India

Journal of Tropical Ecology ◽

10.1017/s0266467413000205 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 29 (3) ◽

pp. 199-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Gaius Wilson ◽

Ajay A. Desai ◽

Dalice A. Sim ◽

Wayne L. Linklater

Keyword(s):

Habitat Use ◽

Invasive Plant ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

Lantana Camara ◽

Food Plants ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Invasive Weed ◽

Tiger Reserve ◽

Dry Deciduous Forest ◽

Line Transects

Abstract:Invasive weeds like Lantana camara have a range of effects on animals such as elephant. These plants are not edible by the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). They also compete for space with elephant food plants and take over large areas of elephant habitat. We tested whether the addition of L. camara to a model consisting of measured environmental variables improved predictions of habitat use by elephant in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, India. Elephant dung density was used to assess elephant habitat use from 62 line transects 1-km in length. Results indicated that habitat and impact of human settlements significantly influenced elephant habitat use at a landscape scale. However, we found no evidence for the hypothesis that the addition of L. camara significantly predicted elephant habitat use at the landscape level. We then tested the association of L. camara on elephant habitat use in the dry deciduous forest (DDF) where there was a significant interaction between DDF and L. camara. In the DDF, L. camara significantly predicted elephant habitat use. We conclude that while no significant effects of L. camara were seen at the level of an entire reserve, at a finer scale and in specific habitats negative effects of this invasive plant on elephant habitat use were observed.

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Multi-year eddy covariance measurements of net ecosystem exchange in tropical dry deciduous forest of India

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology ◽

10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108351 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 301-302 ◽

pp. 108351

Author(s):

Suraj Reddy Rodda ◽

Kiran Chand Thumaty ◽

MSS Praveen ◽

Chandra Shekhar Jha ◽

Vinay Kumar Dadhwal

Keyword(s):

Eddy Covariance ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

Net Ecosystem Exchange ◽

Dry Deciduous Forest ◽

Eddy Covariance Measurements

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A new species of Lophopogon (Poaceae) from Ananthapuramu of Andhra Pradesh, India

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.500.3.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 500 (3) ◽

pp. 234-240

Author(s):

KOTHAREDDY PRASAD ◽

NAGARAJU SIDDABATHULA ◽

ANGAJALA NARAYANA SWAMY ◽

ARAVEETI MADHUSUDHANA REDDY ◽

MUDADLA SANKARA RAO ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Andhra Pradesh ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

Taxonomic Key ◽

Dry Deciduous Forest ◽

A New Species

A new species of Lophopogon (Poaceae), L. prasannae is described from dry deciduous forest of Ananthapuramu district, Andhra Pradesh, India. This new species shows morphological similarities with L. tridentatus and L. kingii but differs in certain characters, which are discussed below. A detailed description, photographs and taxonomic key are provided for easy identification of the species.

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Wood Specific Gravity in Species from Two Tropical Forests in Mexico

IAWA Journal ◽

10.1163/22941932-90001041 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 143-148 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Josefina Barajas-Morales

Keyword(s):

Specific Gravity ◽

Tropical Forests ◽

Tropical Rainforest ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

Woody Species ◽

T Test ◽

Tropical Deciduous Forest ◽

Wood Specific Gravity ◽

Dry Deciduous Forest

The specific gravity of 220 woody species, half of them from a tropical rainforest, half from a tropical deciduous forest was measured. The two groups were compared using a Student t-test. The results show highly significant differences in specific gravity between the species from the two areas: woods from the dry deciduous forest tend to be much heavier than those from the rainforest.

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Molecular edge effects in the Endangered golden-brown mouse lemur Microcebus ravelobensis

Oryx ◽

10.1017/s0030605318000029 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 53 (4) ◽

pp. 716-726 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

U. Radespiel ◽

J. Schulte ◽

R. J. Burke ◽

S. M. Lehman

Keyword(s):

Edge Effects ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

Mitochondrial Control Region ◽

Mouse Lemur ◽

Continuous Forest ◽

Ecological Changes ◽

Close Proximity ◽

Geographical Distances ◽

Dry Deciduous Forest ◽

Underlying Mechanisms

AbstractHabitat fragmentation creates habitat edges, and ecological edge effects can cause major changes in the ecology and distribution of many taxa. However, these ecological changes may in turn influence animal movements and lead to molecular edge effects and edge-related genetic structure, matters that are largely unexplored. This study aims to infer molecular edge effects and to test three possible underlying mechanisms in the Endangered golden-brown mouse lemur Microcebus ravelobensis, a nocturnal species in the dry deciduous forest of the Ankarafantsika National Park in north-western Madagascar. Mouse lemurs were sampled in one edge and two interior habitats in close proximity to each other (500–1,400 m) in a continuous forest. A total of 41 mouse lemur samples were genotyped with seven nuclear microsatellites, and a fragment of the mitochondrial control region was sequenced for all samples. The overall genetic diversity (allelic richness, heterozygosity, haplotype richness, nucleotide diversity) was lower in the edge habitat compared to the two interior sites and all subpopulations showed signals of relatively low genetic exchange and significant genetic differentiation between them despite the short geographical distances, supporting the local preference model. These findings can be interpreted as preliminary signals of a molecular edge effect and suggest the potential for local adaptation. They are highly relevant for the conservation of fragmented populations, because a further subdivision of already small populations may increase their vulnerability to stochastic demographic changes and collapse.

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