Étude des impacts écologiques du dynamisme spatio-temporel des habitats naturels sur la faune menacée du Complexe Zones Humides Mahavavy-Kinkony, Madagascar
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https://doi.org/10.4314/mcd.v8i2.7Keywords:
habitat naturel, faune menacée, dynamisme, prospective environnementale, phragmitaie, modeling, zones humides, wetlands, dry forests, forêts tropicales sèchesAbstract
This study of the Mahavavy-Kinkony Wetland Complex (MKWC) assesses the impacts of habitat change on the resident globally threatened fauna. Located in Boeny Region, northwest Madagascar, the Complex encompasses a range of habitats including freshwater lakes, rivers, marshes, mangrove forests, and deciduous forest. Spatial modelling and analysis tools were used to (i) identify the important habitats for selected, threatened fauna, (ii) assess their change from 1950 to 2005, (iii) detect the causes of change, (iv) simulate changes to 2050 and (v) evaluate the impacts of change. The approach for prioritising potential habitats for threatened species used ecological science techniques assisted by the decision support software Marxan. Nineteen species were analysed: nine birds, three primates, three fish, three bats and one reptile. Based on knowledge of local land use, supervised classification of Landsat images from 2005 was used to classify the land use of the Complex. Simulations of land use change to 2050 were carried out based on the Land Change Modeler module in Idrisi Andes with the neural network algorithm. Changes in land use at site level have occurred over time but they are not significant. However, reductions in the extent of reed marshes at Lake Kinkony and forests at Tsiombikibo and Marofandroboka directly threaten the species that depend on these habitats. Long term change monitoring is recommended for the Mahavavy Delta, in order to evaluate the predictions through time. The future change of Andohaomby forest is of great concern and conservation actions are recommended as a high priority. Abnormal physicochemical properties were detected in lake Kinkony due to erosion of the four watersheds to the south, therefore an anti-erosion management plan is required for these watersheds. Among the species of global conservation concern, Sakalava rail (Amaurornis olivieri), Crowned sifaka (Propithecus coronatus) and dambabe (Paretroplus dambabe) are estimated the most affected, but at the site level Decken’s sifaka (Propithecus deckeni), kotsovato (Paretroplus kieneri) and Madagascan big-headed turtle (Erymnochelys madagascariensis) are also threatened. Local enforcement of national legislation on hunting means that MKWC is among the sites where the flying fox (Pteropus rufus) and Madagascan rousette (Rousettus madagascariensis) are well protected. Ecological restoration, ecological research and actions to reduce anthropogenic pressures are recommended.
RÉSUMÉ
Cette recherche menée dans le Complexe Zones Humides Mahavavy-Kinkony a pour but d’évaluer les impacts écologiques du changement des habitats naturels sur les espèces menacées de sa faune. Des outils tels que le SIG, la télédétection ainsi que Marxan ont été combinés avec les études bibliographiques et les travaux de terrains pour (i) identifier les habitats naturels prioritaires pour la faune menacée du site, (ii) évaluer leur changement entre 1950 et 2005, (iii) déceler les causes du changement, (iv) élaborer une prospective des changements en 2050 et (v) évaluer les impacts du changement. Le changement des habitats naturels s’est déroulé au cours des temps mais il n’a pas été assez important au niveau global du site pour transformer radicalement les occupations du sol. Toutefois, le recul des phragmitaies du lac Kinkony et des forêts de Tsiombikibo et de Marofandroboka menace les espèces qui en dépendent. Le suivi du delta de Mahavavy doit être poursuivi et intensifié pour évaluer les menaces qui pèsent sur lui dans le contexte des changements climatiques. La situation de la forêt d’Andohaomby est préoccupante et son avenir menacé en l’absence d’actions concrètes. L’analyse de vulnérabilité à l’érosion du bassin du Kinkony a démontré que les changements physico-chimiques dus à l’érosion dans les quatre bassins au Sud du lac rendent nécessaires des aménagements anti-érosifs. Parmi les espèces de la faune vertébrée, Amaurornis olivieri, Propithecus coronatus et Paretroplus dambabe sont les espèces les plus affectées globalement, mais au niveau du site Propithecus deckeni, Paretroplus kieneri et Erymnochelys madagascariensis sont tout aussi vulnérables. Pteropus rufus et Rousettus madagascariensis seraient les espèces les mieux protégées.
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