@article{fdi:010046332,
  title = {{C}onservation value for birds of traditionally managed isolated trees in an agricultural landscape of {M}adagascar},
  author = {{M}artin, {E}mily and {R}atsimisetra, {L}. and {L}alo{\¨e}, {F}rancis and {C}arri{\`e}re, {S}t{\'e}phanie {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}solated trees have distinctive economic, social and cultural value for the {B}etsileo people living on the edge of the protected forest corridor between {R}anomafana and {A}ndringitra national parks, in {S}outh-{E}ast {M}adagascar. {M}any of these trees are {F}icus spp., traditionally protected and respected. {A}t the landscape level, they are isolated features in a heterogeneous mosaic, providing fruit, shade and aesthetic services in open cultivated areas. {W}ithin the current management system, isolated trees may also contribute significantly to the provision of ecological services by enhancing bird diversity in open areas outside the forest. {W}e identified practices and values linked to isolated tree uses and management through ethnographic data collection. {B}ird presence and abundance were sampled by 338 point counts in isolated trees and open areas of the agricultural mosaic. {I}solated trees were occupied by 18 out of 32 (56%) bird species in the agricultural mosaic, including 8 (25%) endemic forest species. {E}ndemic forest birds were significantly more numerous in isolated trees than in open habitats, both in species richness and abundance (mean {P} value < 0.001). {O}verall bird species richness was significantly higher in open areas containing isolated trees, than in areas without isolated trees. {B}ird species richness in {F}icus spp. was significantly higher than in other isolated tree species, although no differences were detected in abundance or within guilds. {C}ommunity-based management of isolated trees may thus represent an opportunity for convergence between bird conservation goals outside protected areas and local management values and practices.},
  keywords = {{A}gricultural landscape ; {B}iodiversity conservation ; {B}irds ; {C}ommunity-based resource management ; {F}icus spp. ; {I}solated trees ; {M}adagascar ; {R}anomafana-{A}ndringitra forest corridor ; {T}raditional ; practices},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iodiversity and {C}onservation},
  volume = {18},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {2719--2742},
  ISSN = {0960-3115},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10531-009-9671-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046332},
}