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Conservation of Endemic Species of Madagascar

Conservation of Endemic Species of Madagascar. A presentation by: Kaitlin Zwicker Jessica Fredericks and Karen Ssebazza. Where is Madagascar?. Located in the Indian Ocean Approx. 430 km Southeast off the coast of Mozambique World’s 4 th largest Island Approx: 592,800 km sq

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Conservation of Endemic Species of Madagascar

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  1. Conservation of Endemic Species of Madagascar A presentation by: Kaitlin Zwicker Jessica Fredericks and Karen Ssebazza

  2. Where is Madagascar? • Located in the Indian Ocean • Approx. 430 km Southeast off the coast of Mozambique • World’s 4th largest Island • Approx: 592,800 km sq • Population: 20,653,556 (2009 census) • Consists of a variety of Ecosystems

  3. Ecosystems of Madagascar Montane Rainforest Lowland Rainforest • Tropical Moist Forests • Coastal Rainforests • Lowland Rainforests • Montane Rainforests • High Elevation Scrub • Southern and Eastern Dry Forests • Dry Deciduous Forests • Spiny Forests • Wetlands • Lakes, Marshes and Swamps • Mangrove Forests • Secondary Man-Made Communities Spiny Forest Spiny Forest (http://photos.wildmadagascar.org)

  4. Biogeography “Evolution In The News”, Berkley University

  5. “Biodiversity Hotspots” • Norman Meyers (1988) proposed 10 tropical forests as “Hotspots” • “Hotspot” characterized as: • Having exceptional levels of plant endemism • Having serious levels of habitat destruction • “Endemic Species”: • Species found no where else in the world.

  6. “Biodiversity Hotspots” • In 1989 Conservation International adopted Meyers’ list as an institutional blueprint • In 1996 a quantitative threshold was introduced to designate “Biodiversity Hotspots” • To qualify as a hotspot a region must meet two criteria • Must contain at least 1,500 species of endemic vascular plants • Has to have lost at least 70 percent of its original habitat

  7. Madagascar as a Biodiversity Hotspot • A good example of species evolution in isolation. • Is in close proximity with Africa but does not share any of the typical animal groups. • Has high levels of genus- and family-level endemism

  8. Biodiversity

  9. Biodiversity

  10. Facts of Madagascar diversity • Endemic species, what they are, importance to Madagascar? • Will be giving examples of these species from few animal classes

  11. Class Mammalia

  12. Class Reptilia

  13. Class Aves

  14. Systematics & Biodiversity

  15. References

  16. Questions?

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