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Updated estimates of biotic diversity and endemism for Madagascar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 January 2005

Steven M. Goodman  and
Jonathan P. Benstead
Steven M. Goodman
Affiliation:
Also at: WWF, B.P. 738, Antananarivo (101), Madagascar Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA
Jonathan P. Benstead
Affiliation:
The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA
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Abstract

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Madagascar is a critical priority for international conservation efforts, based on almost unparalleled levels of endemism, species diversity, and human threat. Field research conducted over the past two decades has greatly expanded knowledge of the island's biota, making it difficult for any single research team to maintain up to date estimates of biodiversity and endemism across taxonomic groups. The recent publication of The Natural History of Madagascar, a synthesis by nearly 300 contributors from a wide range of disciplines, provides the means to update these estimates. Here, we summarize biodiversity information presented in the volume by providing revised estimates of species richness, endemism, and state of knowledge of a wide variety of taxonomic groups occurring on the island.

Keywords

Biodiversityconservation prioritiesendemicityhotspotsislandsMadagascar
Type
Conservation News
Information
Oryx , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , January 2005 , pp. 73 - 77
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© 2005 Fauna & Flora International