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Pointer, Michael D. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7926-330X, Tsimilajay, Hoby, Hyde Roberts, Sam, Gill, Jennifer A. and Spurgin, Lewis G.
(2024)
Habitat use of the micro-endemic day gecko Phelsuma antanosy in Sainte Luce, Madagascar, and the case for translocation.
Endangered Species Research, 54.
pp. 457-468.
ISSN 1863-5407
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Abstract
The Critically Endangered day gecko Phelsuma antanosy is micro-endemic to 2 humid forest sites in southeastern Madagascar. At one of these, Sainte Luce, it inhabits 4 forest fragments, 2 of which are set to be cleared for mining. Translocation of individuals from within the mining path to protected forest fragments has been proposed to mitigate the impact of habitat loss and the resulting reduction in population size. However, lack of knowledge of its habitat requirements and population structure inhibits efforts to evaluate the likely ecological consequences of translocation. We sampled 92 P. antanosy individuals across each of the known subpopulations in Sainte Luce and assessed the habitat conditions in which they occur, alongside levels of morphological variation. Using 5 morphological trait measures, we found no evidence of subpopulation differentiation. Almost all (>87%) P. antanosy individuals were found on Pandanus longistylus plants and occupancy levels were higher in areas with moderate (30-60%) canopy cover and no other Phelsuma spp. present, suggesting that translocated individuals should be located into these conditions and within a short (
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| Additional Information: | Acknowledgements. Thanks to SEED Madagascar and Malagasy Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments for field support. Appropriate sampling (007/18/MEEF/SG/ GDF/DSAP/SCB), collection (004-18/MEEF/SG/DREEF/ SRC.ANS) and transport (298C-EA04/MG18 and 567348) permits were obtained from Malagasy and UK governments. Ethical approval was granted through the University of East Anglia (UEA) ethics board. This research was funded by a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) studentship to M.D.P., through the Norwich Research Park Doctoral Training Partnership, a BBSRC Future Leader fellowship to L.G.S. (BB/N011759/1), a grant to M.D.P. and L.G.S. from the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (172515963) and funding through the MSc in Applied Ecology and Conservation programme at UEA. |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Organisms and the Environment |
| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2024 16:30 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Oct 2024 06:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/97169 |
| DOI: | 10.3354/esr01353 |
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