Madagascar lowland forests
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Madagascar lowland forests are a highly biodiverse tropical forest ecoregion on the island of Madagascar, renowned for their exceptional levels of plant and animal endemism and severe conservation threats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madagascar lowland forests canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecoregion
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tropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ |
| biogeographicRealm | Afrotropical realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Madagascar ericoid thickets
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Madagascar lowland dry forests ⓘ Madagascar mangroves NERFINISHED ⓘ Madagascar spiny thickets NERFINISHED ⓘ Madagascar subhumid forests NERFINISHED ⓘ Madagascar succulent woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
evergreen canopy
ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ high endemism ⓘ high rainfall ⓘ |
| climate |
humid tropical climate
ⓘ
seasonally wet and warm ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | globally significant priority for conservation ⓘ |
| contains |
endemic bird species
ⓘ
endemic chameleon species ⓘ endemic frog species ⓘ endemic lemur species ⓘ endemic plant species ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationRange | sea level to about 800 meters ⓘ |
| fauna |
chameleons
ⓘ
endemic amphibians ⓘ endemic passerine birds ⓘ lemurs ⓘ tenrecs ⓘ |
| floraType |
dense humid forest
ⓘ
evergreen lowland rainforest ⓘ |
| governedBy | Madagascar environmental legislation ⓘ |
| hasConservationMeasures |
community-based forest management areas
ⓘ
national parks ⓘ protected areas network ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exceptional levels of animal endemism
ⓘ
exceptional levels of plant endemism ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Madagascar ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorThreat |
charcoal production
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deforestation ⓘ fuelwood collection ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ hunting ⓘ logging ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| partOf | Madagascar rainforests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatStatus | critically endangered ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Afrotropical realm