Madagascar lowland forests - Wikipedia
The Madagascar lowland forests or Madagascar humid forests [2] are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion found on the eastern coast of the island of Madagascar, home to a plant and animal mix that is 80 to 90% endemic, with the forests of the eastern plain being a particularly important location of this endemism.
Madagascar spiny forests - Wikipedia
The Madagascar spiny forests (also known as the Madagascar spiny thickets) is an ecoregion in the southwest of Madagascar. The vegetation type is found on poor substrates with low, erratic winter rainfall.
The precious forests of Madagascar - WWF
Madagascar has many types of forests, rich in biodiversity and with a high rate of endemism. The island is home to 5% of the world's species. About 95% of Madagascar's reptiles, 89% of its flora and 92% of its mammals exist nowhere else on Earth.
Madagascar subhumid forests - Wikipedia
The Madagascar subhumid forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion that covers most of the Central Highlands of the island of Madagascar. They are included in the WWF 's Global 200 list of outstanding ecoregions.
Tropical Rainforests of Madagascar
Madagascar is home to some of the richest rainforests on Earth. Well over half of Madagascar's species are found in these forests which lie on the east coast of the island. A rainforest is a tropical biome characterized by regular rainfall (exceeding 100 inches -- 250 cm -- per year), and a high canopy consisting of a dense ceiling of leaves ...
Madagascar Forest Information and Data - Mongabay.com
Madagascar Forest Information and Data According to the U.N. FAO, 21.6% or about 12,553,000 ha of Madagascar is forested, according to FAO. Of this 24.2% ( 3,036,000 ) is classified as primary forest, the most biodiverse and carbon-dense form of forest. Madagascar had 415,000 ha of planted forest.
Ecosystems in Madagascar
Madagascar's most unique forests are also some of its most endangered. Madagascar's so-called spiny forests (or "spiny desert") are endemic to the arid southern tip of the island. Spiny forests are dominated by plants of the Didiereaceae family, which is unique to Madagascar as are 95% of the species found in this ecosystem.
The island of Madagascar is widely regarded as a top conservation priority due to its extraordinary levels of biodiversity, high rates of deforestation and scarcity of remaining native forest. Madagascar has four times as many palm species as Africa, and has one-quarter as many vascular plant species as does Africa in one-fiftieth the land area.
Forests - WWF
Madagascar’s forests have gained worldwide fame as the home of a highly diverse and completely unique flora and fauna, owing to the island’s prolonged isolation. Why does it matter? The island is home to 5% of the world’s species, of which 80% are …
Madagascar Humid Forests - One Earth
Sixty years after its last sighting in 1930, the endemic Madagascac serpent eagle, once thought to be already extinct, was rediscovered in the humid forests of eastern Madagascar. This ecoregion hosts some of the most diverse habitats on this island, and …