The kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn, Malvaceae) as a food source for native vertebrate species during times of resource scarcity and its potential for reforestation in Madagascar

Daniel Hending; Heriniaina Randrianarison; Marc Holderied; Grainne McCabe; Sam Cotton

doi:10.1111/aec.13076

The kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn, Malvaceae) as a food source for native vertebrate species during times of resource scarcity and its potential for reforestation in Madagascar

Daniel Hending^*, Heriniaina Randrianarison, Marc Holderied, Grainne McCabe, Sam Cotton

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Reforestation in Madagascar often relies on a few tree species with known properties. Species selection may consider aspects like human use, growth characteristics and animal use. Here, we investigated the use of the kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) as a food source for vertebrates during the dry season in North West Madagascar. We observed 21 native vertebrate species (five lemurs, five bats and 11 birds) feed on or within C. pentandra during this period of low food availability, 48% of which are known seed dispersers. As a fast-growing species, C. pentandra may therefore be suitable for inclusion in reforestation and forest restoration efforts to facilitate seed dispersal, natural forest regeneration and animal movement between adjacent forest fragments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1440-1444
Number of pages	5
Journal	Austral Ecology
Volume	46
Issue number	8
Early online date	29 Jun 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13076
Publication status	Published - Dec 2021

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We thank National Geographic Society, La Vall?e des Singes, Primate Conservation Incorporated, IdeaWild, Global Wildlife Conservation, Primate Society of Great Britain, and University of Bristol and AEECL for funding this research. We thank MICET for logistical support and Madagascar National Parks for granting a research permit (245/19-MEEF/SG/DGF/DSAP/SCB. Re). We are grateful to all field guides, cooks and porters that assisted this research.

Funding Information:
We thank National Geographic Society, La Vallée des Singes, Primate Conservation Incorporated, IdeaWild, Global Wildlife Conservation, Primate Society of Great Britain, and University of Bristol and AEECL for funding this research. We thank MICET for logistical support and Madagascar National Parks for granting a research permit (245/19‐MEEF/SG/DGF/DSAP/SCB. Re). We are grateful to all field guides, cooks and porters that assisted this research.

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© 2021 The Authors. Austral Ecology published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Ecological Society of Australia.

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connectivity
food source
neophyte
pamba
seed dispersers

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