Marojejy

Province: Antsiranana (Diégo-Suarez)

Area: 60,050

Protected area status: National park

Year established: 1952

General location: Northeastern

Location and Access: 67 km west of Sambava and 50 km north of Andapa

Climate: Tropical to high elevation climate

Average temperature: 22-25°C

Elevation: 60 to 2137 m

Precipitation:

Description: Marojejy is one of Madagascar's most biodiverse protected areas due to habitats that span a range of altitudes.

FAUNA
Birds: 116
Reptiles: 49
Frogs: 60
Mammals: 47
   Lemurs: 12
Lemur species:

FLORA:
Maojejy's range of elevations results in variable vegetation zones ranging from lowland rainforest, montane rainforest, high mountain sclerophyllous forest, to high elevation moorland-like vegetation (above the tree-line).

ANGAP describes 5 types of forests for Marojejy:

Low altitude rainforest (below 800 m): present in some steepsided valleys, but generally degraded. Closed canop of 25 - 30m is closed height. Many epiphytes and palms.

Low altitude secondary forest (below 800 m): characterized by Arongana (Aroga madagascariensis), bamboo (Oclandra capitata), ravenala palms (Ravenala madagascariensis), and/or wild gingembres (Afromum sp.).

Montane forest (800-1450 m): closed canopy of 18-25 m. Abundant epiphytes (especially ferms), mosses and lichens.

Sclerophyllous forest (1400-1800 m): characterized by rapid changes in temperature and humidity. 10 m canopy. The ground is covered with a thick layer of mosses and lichens.. Shrubby 1 m tall bamboos are found here.

Moorland mountain thicket vegetation (1800m +): exposed rock, peat bogs, and grassy vegetation. In this zone you can find ptéridophytes and small palm trees.
Species:

Dominant ethnic group(s): Tsimihety

Official web page: http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/marojejy/index.htm

Additional notes: More than 50 species of palm trees are found in Marojejy.Marojejy

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Web links for Marojejy
Le Parc National de Marojejy / Marojejy National Park - Madagascar
http://www.marojejy.com/
...- Situé dans les forêts denses humides de la partie nord-est de Madagascar, le ParcNational de Marojejy abrite une diversité exceptionnelle de plantes et

Parc National de Marojejy - Marojejy National Park
http://www.marojejy.com/Diapo/diapo.html
Parc National de Marojejy - Marojejy National Park (100 Diapositives), [Page 1sur 1] :: Atteindre. - Page 1. Monter d'un niveau · Divers - Misc

NOVA Online | The Wilds of Madagascar | Into the Marojejy Massif ...
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/madagascar/dispatches/20000528.html
...crocodile cave A distant view of the largely unexplored Marojejy massif. ...This morning she left with the team for Marojejy; by now they should have

NOVA Online | The Wilds of Madagascar | Angels of Marojejy (May 31 ...
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/madagascar/dispatches/20000531.html
...silky sifaka The Marojejy team caught its first fleeting glimpse of the silky sifaka... We've been here in the Marojejy Reserve for less than two days

Parc national de Marojejy Madagascar)
http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/marojejy/marojejy.htm
...- MAROJEJY: Parc national dans la région de Diégo Suarez connu par sa proprefaune (lemur coronatus, microcèbe roux, phaner à fourche, cheirogale, tenrec

Marojejy Technical Report
http://research.amnh.org/biodiversity/center/programs/marojejyrep.html
SURVEYING BIODIVERSITY IN THE MAROJEJY STRICT NATURE RESERVE — TECHNICAL REPORT... Conservation status of the bird species of the Marojejy Strict Nature

Madagascar - Project Results
http://research.amnh.org/biodiversity/center/programs/marojejy.html
SURVEYING BIODIVERSITY IN THE MAROJEJY STRICT NATURE RESERVE ... Given that about70% of the highly diversified avifauna in Marojejy Reserve are endemic to

An MBendi Travel Profile: Marojejy Nature Reserve - Andapa, Madagascar
http://www.mbendi.co.za/travel/attr/8/f087.htm
Marojejy Nature Reserve: nature reserve near Andapa. Search for nearby:Accommodation | Attractions | Event Venues | Restaurants

Map of Marojejy
http://www.erikpatel.com/image10.htm
Map of Marojejy. back.

Silky Sifaka in Madagascar, rare existence of Silky Sifaka
http://www.erikpatel.com/sifakas.htm
They are found only within the fragile boundaries of Marojejy NationalPark (www.marojejy.com) and Anjanaharibe Special-Reserve in Northeastern Madagascar.

New Taxa and Nomenclatural Notes on the Flora of the Marojejy ...
http://apt.allenpress.com/aptonline/?request=get-abstract&issn=1055-3177&volume=014&issue=01&page=0119
New Taxa and Nomenclatural Notes on the Flora of the Marojejy Massif, Madagascar.VI. Rubiaceae: A New Species of Lemyrea

CAS Herpetology Holdings
http://www.calacademy.org/research/herpetology/catalog/BrwsHerpRecDisp.asp?Atr=Sp&Val=grandis%2C+Stumpffia
Marojejy Reserve, 8.4 km NNW Manantenina, 14 26 S, 49 45 E, Collector(s): C.Griswold et al. Date Collected: 10-16 Nov 1993. Collector's (Field) Number:

Species Summary
http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?id=58332
Show available picture(s) for Bedotia marojejy Point map. Order:,Atheriniformes (silversides). Class:, Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes).FishBase name:

Student Travel Information & Discounts - Destinations ...
http://www.istc.org/sisp/?fx=location&loc_id=133556
Parc National de Marojejy has recently been created from part of the Marojejyreserve. It is an area of dense rainforest in one of Madagascar's remotest

Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Madagascar ericoid thickets (AT1011)
http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at1011_full.html
The Andringitra and Marojejy massifs have the best-preserved montane habitats.... It includes the summits of Marojejy, Tsaratanana, and Andringitra massifs

Parc National de Masoala (Madagascar) : campement de Marojejy ...
http://www.masoala.org/marojejy.htm
...- Marojejy est une parc national récent, c'est un endroit extraordinaire qui ...Marojejy abrite aussi une diversité exceptionnelle de plantes et d'animaux.

Der Masoala-Nationalpark (Madagaskar) : Zelten von Marojejy ...
http://www.masoala.org/all/marojejy.htm
...- Marojejy, ein junger Nationalpark ist ein aussergewönhlicher Ort, wo sich dichte und... Marojejy beherbergt ebenfalls eine aussergewöhnliche Pflanzen- und

Ranger Rick: Into The Rainforest - Madagascar
http://www.zinkle.com/p/articles/mi_m0EPG/is_7_35/ai_75445150
Marojejy looks like a magical place. Rainforests cover the hillsides (see largephoto, ... Keeping an eye on all the birds in Marojejy kept him hopping!

Wanderlust magazine Travel Beyond Boundaries – Madagascar
http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/travelbeyond/explore72a.html
Two of Madagascar’s most exciting wildlife-viewing areas – Marojejy and Daraina –lie in ... I visited Marojejy National Park for the first time in 1998;

Researchers take steps to help save silky sifaka - baltimoresun.com
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ nationworld/bal-te.conservation01jan01,1,2888535.story?coll=bal-news-nation
MAROJEJY NATIONAL PARK, Madagascar // It used to be that even the most dedicatedanimal ... The former director of Marojejy National Park, Sylvain Velomora

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