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| Title |
Patterns of Loss and Regeneration of Tropical Dry Forest in Madagascar: The Social Institutional Context
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2007
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0000402 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Thomas Elmqvist, Markku Pyykönen, Maria Tengö, Fanambinantsoa Rakotondrasoa, Elisabeth Rabakonandrianina, Chantal Radimilahy |
| Abstract |
Loss of tropical forests and changes in land-use/land-cover are of growing concern worldwide. Although knowledge exists about the institutional context in which tropical forest loss is embedded, little is known about the role of social institutions in influencing regeneration of tropical forests. In the present study we used Landsat images from southern Madagascar from three different years (1984, 1993 and 2000) and covering 5500 km(2), and made a time-series analysis of three distinct large-scale patterns: 1) loss of forest cover, 2) increased forest cover, and 3) stable forest cover. Institutional characteristics underlying these three patterns were analyzed, testing the hypothesis that forest cover change is a function of strength and enforcement of local social institutions. The results showed a minor decrease of 7% total forest cover in the study area during the whole period 1984-2000, but an overall net increase of 4% during the period 1993-2000. The highest loss of forest cover occurred in a low human population density area with long distances to markets, while a stable forest cover occurred in the area with highest population density and good market access. Analyses of institutions revealed that loss of forest cover occurred mainly in areas characterized by insecure property rights, while areas with well-defined property rights showed either regenerating or stable forest cover. The results thus corroborate our hypothesis. The large-scale spontaneous regeneration dominated by native endemic species appears to be a result of a combination of changes in precipitation, migration and decreased human population and livestock grazing pressure, but under conditions of maintained and well-defined property rights. Our study emphasizes the large capacity of a semi-arid system to spontaneously regenerate, triggered by decreased pressures, but where existing social institutions mitigate other drivers of deforestation and alternative land-use. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 300 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 3% |
| Brazil | 6 | 2% |
| Germany | 5 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| Madagascar | 3 | 1% |
| Sweden | 2 | <1% |
| Mexico | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 7 | 2% |
| Unknown | 261 | 87% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 62 | 21% |
| Researcher | 61 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 38 | 13% |
| Professor | 25 | 8% |
| Other | 20 | 7% |
| Other | 64 | 21% |
| Unknown | 30 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 108 | 36% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 103 | 34% |
| Social Sciences | 24 | 8% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 13 | 4% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 11 | 4% |
| Unknown | 35 | 12% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 October 2022.
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#83
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