Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf1466" target="_blank" >https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf1466</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adf1466" target="_blank" >10.1126/science.adf1466</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities
Original language description
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 on documented and predicted species-level conservation statuses, the most prevalent and relevant threats, ex situ collections and programs, and the coverage and comprehensiveness of protected areas. The existing terrestrial protected area network in Madagascar covers 10.4% of its land area and includes at least part of the range of the majority of described native species of vertebrates with known distributions (97.1% of freshwater fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals combined) and plants (67.7%). The overall figures are higher for threatened species (97.7% of threatened vertebrates and 79.6% of threatened plants occurring within at least one protected area). International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assessments and Bayesian neural network analyses for plants identify overexploitation of biological resources and unsustainable agriculture as the most prominent threats to biodiversity. We highlight five opportunities for action at multiple levels to ensure that conservation and ecological restoration objectives, programs, and activities take account of complex underlying and interacting factors and produce tangible benefits for the biodiversity and people of Madagascar.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10618 - Ecology
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Science
ISSN
0036-8075
e-ISSN
1095-9203
Volume of the periodical
378
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6623
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
eadf1466
UT code for WoS article
000909873400002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85143185473