Government and international agencies have highlighted the need to focus global change
research efforts on tropical ecosystems. However, no recent comprehensive review exists …

Background Malaria remains a major public health problem in Madagascar. Widespread
scale-up of intervention coverage has led to substantial reductions in case numbers since …

There is growing interest among conservationists in biodiversity mapping based on stacked
species distribution models (SSDM s), a method that combines multiple individual species …

Species distribution models, also known as ecological niche models or habitat suitability
models, have become commonplace for addressing fundamental and applied biodiversity …

Madagascar has experienced extensive deforestation and overharvesting, and
anthropogenic climate change will compound these pressures. Anticipating these threats to …

As the influence of climate change on tropical forests becomes apparent, more studies are
needed to understand how changes in climatic variables such as rainfall are likely to affect …

Madagascar is a global biodiversity hotspot of conservation concern. The decline of natural
forest habitats due to shifting cultivation has been one of the major land use changes during …

Vegetation Fractional Cover (VFC) is an important global indicator of land cover change,
land use practice and landscape, and ecosystem function. In this study, we present the …

Question In human‐modified tropical landscapes, agroforestry is considered a promising
land use to reconcile biodiversity conservation with production goals. The role of agroforests …

Abstract Vegetation Fractional Cover (VFC) is an important indicator of the condition of the
terrestrial surface of the Earth. The dynamics of bare soil (BS), non-photosynthetic …