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• Mikea_Forest abstract "see also [Mikea People http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikea_people]The Mikea Forest (or Forêt des Mikea) is a forested region of southwestern Madagascar, between Manombo and Morombe. More specifically, it stretches from Route Nationale 9 to the west coast and from Mangoky south to the Manombo River. It lies at the transition between dry deciduous forest, which is more common further north in Madagascar, and spiny forest, which is dominant in southwestern Madagascar. Its underlying geology is unconsolidated sand, and the region contains several freshwater lakes. The Forêt des Mikea is one of the largest remaining continuous forest blocks in western and southern Madagascar, but it is not protected and it is threatened by human development.This transitional terrain is one of the least protected of Madagascar's habitats. This soil composition has resulted in a collection of plant and animal species, even distinct from adjacent vegetation on limestone. Small terrestrial mammals found here include the rodents Macrotarsomys bastardi, Macrotarsomys petteri, and the introduced black rat (Rattus rattus); the tenrecs Tenrec ecaudatus, Setifer setosus, Echinops telfairi, Geogale aurita, and Microgale jenkinsae; and the shrew Suncus madagascariensis. Macrotarsomys petteri and Microgale jenkinsae are unique to the forest and were only discovered in the 2000s. The popular ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) also occurs in Mikea Forest, though it seems to always have been present in very low densities. Since the habitat has started to disappear, the remaining populations appear to have become isolated.As of 2000, of the 27 threatened species of bird in Madagascar, only two (Monias benschi and Uratelornis chimaera) were not found in protected areas, but both were fairly common within the unprotected forests of Mikea. Monias benschi had an estimated population of 115,000, while the Uratelornis chimaera population was estimated at fewer than 15,000. A survey published in 2005 reported that 59 species of reptile were identified near the eastern shore of Lake Ranobe in the southern Mikea Forest, five of which were vulnerable. Some of these species include Matoatoa brevipes, Oplurus fierinensis, Furcifer antimena, Furcifer belalandaensis, Phelsuma standingi, and Pyxis arachnoides. The flora includes the baobabs Adansonia za and A. rubrostipa.Between the 1960s and the 2000s, forest cover had declined by 16% and deforestation was accelerating, having doubled in the last five years of that time period. The factors behind the deforestation at that time were slash and burn agriculture for maize cultivation in the northern regions of the forest and charcoal production in the southern regions. As of 2000, recommendations had been made to establish a large protected area, to provide aid to improve agriculture, and to establish a network of community-based conservation areas. In 2001, Madagascar National Parks, known then as ANGAP, was considering a new national park in the area. By 2008, a national park encompassing 184,630 hectares (712.9 sq mi) in two parcels had been submitted to the Supreme Council for Nature Protection (a state entity that deals with natural resource management) and was in the process of being finalized.".
• Mikea_Forest thumbnail Mikea_Forest,_Madagascar_-_map_01.svg?width=300.
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• Mikea_Forest wikiPageExternalLink 398D%27Cruzeetal_2005.pdf.
• Mikea_Forest wikiPageID "30296677".
• Mikea_Forest wikiPageRevisionID "535290335".
• Mikea_Forest country Madagascar.
• Mikea_Forest dateMaxArea "1962".
• Mikea_Forest disturbance Charcoal.
• Mikea_Forest disturbance Slash-and-burn.
• Mikea_Forest hasPhotoCollection Mikea_Forest.
• Mikea_Forest indicatorPlants Adansonia.
• Mikea_Forest indicatorPlants Commiphora.
• Mikea_Forest indicatorPlants Didiereaceae.
• Mikea_Forest indicatorPlants Euphorbia.
• Mikea_Forest map "Mikea Forest, Madagascar - map 01.svg".
• Mikea_Forest name "Mikea Forest".
• Mikea_Forest nativeLang "fr".
• Mikea_Forest nativeName "Forêt des Mikea".
• Mikea_Forest region Toliara_Province.
• Mikea_Forest species "Didierea madagascariensis".
• Mikea_Forest status "unprotected".
• Mikea_Forest visitation "5000".
• Mikea_Forest visitationYear "1993".
• Mikea_Forest subject Category:Forests_of_Madagascar.
• Mikea_Forest subject Category:Geography_of_Madagascar.
• Mikea_Forest type Abstraction100002137.
• Mikea_Forest type Collection107951464.
• Mikea_Forest type Forest108438533.
• Mikea_Forest type ForestsOfMadagascar.
• Mikea_Forest type Group100031264.
• Mikea_Forest type Vegetation108436759.
• Mikea_Forest comment "see also [Mikea People http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikea_people]The Mikea Forest (or Forêt des Mikea) is a forested region of southwestern Madagascar, between Manombo and Morombe. More specifically, it stretches from Route Nationale 9 to the west coast and from Mangoky south to the Manombo River. It lies at the transition between dry deciduous forest, which is more common further north in Madagascar, and spiny forest, which is dominant in southwestern Madagascar.".
• Mikea_Forest label "Mikea Forest".
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• Mikea_Forest sameAs Mikea_Forest.
• Mikea_Forest wasDerivedFrom Mikea_Forest?oldid=535290335.
• Mikea_Forest depiction Mikea_Forest,_Madagascar_-_map_01.svg.
• Mikea_Forest isPrimaryTopicOf Mikea_Forest.