Interactions between Tree-Fall Canopy Gaps, Plant Phenology, and Frugivorous Lemurs in Masoala National Park, Madagascar
نام ساير پديدآوران
Vasey, Natalie
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Portland State University
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
2020
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
241
یادداشتهای مربوط به پایان نامه ها
جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن
Ph.D.
کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده
Portland State University
امتياز متن
2020
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
Madagascar is one of Earth's top biodiversity hotspots, with 80% of life on the island considered endemic. Among the endemic species are lemurs, a diverse group of non-human primates. Unfortunately, Madagascar's diversity, including lemurs, is threatened by habitat degradation and loss. Despite intense anthropogenic pressure over the past 50 years, scientists have not detected any lemur extinctions during this period. Some researchers have proposed that lemurs' adaptations to natural disturbances have provided these taxa resiliency against anthropogenic disturbances. Certainly, Madagascar experiences an extreme disturbance regime: the island experiences an average of over three cyclones a year. These cyclones create numerous, small disturbances in the form of tree-fall canopy gaps. Consequently, lemurs have had to adapt to both large-scale and small-scale disturbances. While some research exists on the impact of cyclones on lemur behavior, ecology, and population dynamics, very little is known about how tree-fall canopy gap disturbances affect lemurs. This research was the first to address the role canopy gaps play in the behavioral ecology of lemurs.
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Canopy gap
موضوع مستند نشده
Disturbance
موضوع مستند نشده
Eulemur albifrons
موضوع مستند نشده
Lemur
موضوع مستند نشده
Madagascar
موضوع مستند نشده
Varecia rubra
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