Showing papers by "Lucienne Wilmé published in 1996"
01 Jan 1996
TL;DR: In this paper, the taxonomic and geographic composition of Madagascar's resident avifauna is reviewed, with particular emphasis on forest birds, and the authors show that the tolerance of the endemic forests to habitat degradation is proportional to its degree of taxonomic endemism.
Abstract: ABSTR4CT.Current knowledge of the taxonomic and geographic composition of Madagascar's resident avifauna is reviewed, with particular emphasis on forest birds. Distribution patterns in the avifauna do not match those of the botanical communities, and especially the domains of floristic endemism in the Eastern Region. The tolerance of the endemic forest avifauna to habitat degradation is proportional to its degree of taxonomic endemism. The 21 species belonging to the two endemic families and the two endemic subfamilies are clearly the most sensitive to forest degradation. The members of these higher taxonomic groups could serve as useful biological indicators of Madagascar's forest habitats.
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