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Tidd, S. T., Pinder, J. E., & Ferguson, G. W. (2001). Deforestation and habitat loss for the malagasy flat-tailed tortoise from 1963 through 1993. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 4(1), 59–65.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Tidd2001 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Habitat = habitat, Madagaskar = Madagascar, Pyxis, Pyxis planicauda, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae Creators: Ferguson, Pinder, Tidd Collection: Chelonian Conservation and Biology |
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Testudinidae Pyxis planicauda Analyses of satellite images from 1963, 1973, 1984, and 1993 indicate a 32% reduction in the primary, dense, dry-tropical forests which are the required habitat for the Malagasy flat-tailed tortoise (Pyxis planicauda), or kapidolo. Deforestation rates are increasing, and as much as 50% of the 76,000 ha remaining in the southern portion of the kapidolo's range may be destroyed before 2010. A 50% reduction in the remaining 73,000 ha of habitat in the northern portion of its known range may occur by 2040.
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