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2024

Jörg U. Ganzhorn, Jean-Basile Andriambeloson,...,Veronarindra Ramananjato,..., Onja H. Razafindratsima, .... Facilitated forest restoration using pioneer seed dispersers in Madagascar: The example of Microcebus spp. Land, 13(12), 1971. doi.org/10.3390/land13121971
Tonos, J., Rakotoarisoa, H., Ramananjato, V., Randimbiarison, F. and Razafindratsima, O., 2024. Biotic and abiotic dispersal of a large-seeded keystone genus in Madagascar. Biodiversity and Conservation, pp.1-16.
Tonos, J., Papinot, B., Park, D.S., Raelison, M., Ramaroson, H., Stubbs, J. and Razafindratsima, O.H., 2024. Examining the structure of plant–lemur interactions in the face of imperfect knowledge. Conservation Biology, p.e14323.
Eppley, T.M., Reuter, K.E., Sefczek, T.M., ... Razafindratsima, O.H, ... and Mittermeier, R.A. Tropical field stations yield high conservation return on investment. Conservation Letters 17: p.e13007. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.1300

2023

Schüßler, D., Blanco, M.B., Guthrie, ..., Ramananjato, V., ... Raoelinjanakolona. N.N. et al., Morphological variability or inter‐observer bias? A methodological toolkit to improve data quality of multi‐researcher datasets for the analysis of morphological variation. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ajpa.24836
Cárdenas-Navarrete, A. and Van Belle, S., Birth of a wild black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) at an anthropogenic site. Primates, 64(1), pp.17-23. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10329-022-01022-z
Millington, L., Razafindratsima, O.H., McKinney, T., Spaan, D. Emerging importance of regenerating forests for primates in anthropogenic landscapes. In Primates in Anthropogenic Landscapes: Exploring primate behavioral ecology across human contexts. McKinney T., Waters S. & Rodrigues M.A. eds. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-11736-7_3
Raoelinjanakolona, N.N., Ramananjato, V., Andrianarimisa, A., Andrianiaina, A.F., A, Nantenaina, R.H., and Razafindratsima, O.H. Fragile plant-frugivore interaction networks in tropical forest edges. Biological Conservation 277: 109822 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109822

2022

Estrada, A., Garber, P.A., Gouveia, S., ... Cárdenas-Navarrete, A.., ... et al. Global importance of Indigenous Peoples, their lands, and knowledge systems for saving the world’s primates from extinction. Science advances, 8(31), p.eabn2927. https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.abn2927
Ramananjato, V., Randimbiarison, F., Rabarijaonina, T. and Razafindratsima, O.H. Arboreal mouse lemurs discovered sleeping in a burrow on the ground. Ecology and Evolution 10.1002/ece3.9543. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9543
Razafindratsima, O.H., Tonos, J.M., Ramananjato, V., Dunham, A.E., and Andriamasovoloarisoa, M. Frugivory and Seed Dispersal. In The New Natural History of Madagascar. Goodman, S.M. (ed.). Princeton, Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2ks6tbb.26
Twining-Ward, C., Jorge, R.L., Back, J.P., Barakagwira, J., Bicca-Marques, J.C., Chanvin, M., Diko, N., Duboscq, J., Fan, P., Galán-Acedo, C., Gogarten, J.F., Guo, S., Guzman-Caro, D., Hou, R., Kalbitzer, U., Kaplin, B., Lee, S.M., Mekonnen, A., Mungongo, P., Nautiyal, H., Omeja, P., Ramananjato, V., Raoelinjanakolona, N.N., Razafindratsima, O.H., Sarabian, C., Sarkar, D., Serio-Silva, J.C., Yanti, R. and Chapman, C.A.  Social media’s potential to promote conservation at the local level: An assessment in eleven primate range countries. Folia primatologica 93(2):163-173 https://doi.org/10.1163/14219980-bja10001
Tonos, J.M., Razafindratsima, O.H., Fenosoa, Z.E., and Dunham, A.E. Individual networks reveal the influence of space, plant traits and plant neighborhoods in plant-frugivore interactions. Oikos.

2021

Razafindratsima, O.H., Raoelinjanakolona, N.N., Heriniaina, R.R., Nantenaina, R.H., Ratolojanahary, T.H., and Dunham, A.E. Simplified communities of seed-dispersers limit the composition and flow of seeds in edge habitat. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9:655441 [extended abstract in Malagasy here]
Razafindratsima, O.H., Kamoto, J., Sills, E.O., Mutta, D., Song, C., Kabwe, G., Castle, S., Kristjanson, P.M., Ryan, C., Brockhaus, M. and Sunderland, T. Reviewing the evidence on the roles of forests and tree-based systems in poverty dynamics. Forest Policy and Economics 131: 102576
Miller, D., Mansourian, S., Gabay, M., Hajjar, R., Jagger, P., Kamoto, J., Newton, P., Oldekop, J., Razafindratsima, O.H., Shyamsundar, P., Sunderland, T., and Wildburger, C. Forests, trees and poverty alleviation: Policy implications of current knowledge. Forest Policy and Economics 131: 102566
Ramananjato, V. and Razafindratsima, O.H. Structure of microhabitats used by Microcebus rufus in a heterogeneous landscape. International Journal of Primatology.
Hajjar, R., Cheek, J. Z., Jagger, P., Kamoto, J., Newton, P., Oldekop, J. A., and Razafindratsima, O.H. Research frontiers on forests, trees, and poverty dynamics. Forest Policy and Economics 131: 102554.

2016-2020

Miller, D.C., Mansourian, S., Cheek, J.Z., Gabay, M., Hajjar, R., Jagger, P.A., Kamoto, J., Newton, P., Oldekop, J.A., Razafindratsima, O.H., Shyamsundar, P., and Wildburger, C. (2020) Conclusion: Forest, trees and the eradication of poverty. Global Forest Expert Panel report. Vienna: International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
Jagger, P.A., Cheek, J.Z., Miller, D.C., Ryan, C., Razafindratsima, O.H., Shyamsundar, P. and Sills, E. (2020) Key concepts for understanding forest-poverty dynamics. Global Forest Expert Panel report. Vienna: International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
Razafindratsima, O.H., Kamoto, J., Sills, E.O., Mutta, D., Song, C., Sunderland, T., Kabwe, G., Ryan, C., Brown, S., Kristjanson, P.M, Brockhaus, M., Logo, P.B., Mihigo, B.-P. N., Ongolo, S., Xiao, J. and Zhao, Y. (2020) Forest-poverty dynamics: current state of knowledge. Global Forest Expert Panel report. Vienna: International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
Escobar, S., Razafindratsima, O.H., R. Montúfar, and Balslev, H. (2020) Post-dispersal seed removal of a large-seeded palm by frugivorous mammals in western Ecuador. Tropical Conservation Science
DeSisto, C.*, Park, D.S., Davis, C.C., Ramananjato, V., Tonos, J.M., and Razafindratsima, O.H. (2020) An invasive species spread by endangered lemurs impacts rainforest structure in Madagascar. Biological Invasions 22: 2845–2858.
Ramananjato, V., Rakotomalala, Z., Park, D.S., DeSisto, C.*, Raoelinjanakolona, N., Guthrie, N., Fenosoa, Z.E. #, Johnson, S., and Razafindratsima, O.H. (2020) Importance of nocturnal omnivores in seed dispersal in Malagasy rainforests. Biotropica 52: 758-765.
Carvalho, F., Brown, K.A., Waller, P.M., Razafindratsima, O.H. and Boom, A. (2020) Phylogenetic diversity of lowland fens is more sensitive to management than functional diversity. Plant Ecology 221: 441-457.
Albert-Daviaud, A., Buerki, S., Onjalalaina, G.E., Perillo, S., Rabarijaona, R., Razafindratsima, O.H., Sato, H., Valenta, K., Wright, P.C and Wolfgang, S. (2020) The ghost fruits of Madagascar: Identifying dysfunctional seed dispersal in Madagascar’s endemic flora. Biological Conservation 242:108438.
Morelli, T.L., Smith, A.B., Mancini, A.N., Balko, E., Borgerson, C., Dolch, R., Farris, Z., Federmann, S., Holmes, S., Irwin, M., Jacobs, R., Johnson, S.E., King, T., Lehman, S., Louis, E.E., Murphy, A., Ratolojanahary, T.H., Razafindratsima, O.H., and Baden A.L. (2019) The fate of Madagascar’s rainforest habitat. Nature Climate Change 10: 89–96.
Schupp, E., Zwolak, R., Jones, L., Snell, R., Beckman, N., Aslan, C., Cavazos, B., Effiom, E., Montaño-Centellas, F., Poulsen, J., Razafindratsima, O.H., Sandor, M. and Shea, K. (2019) Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of intraspecific variation in seed dispersal are diverse and pervasive. AoB Plants 11:plz067
Rogers, H., Beckman, N., Hartig, F., Johnson, J., Pufal, G., Shea, K., Zurell, D., Bullock, J., Loiselle, B., Pejchar, L., Razafindratsima, O.H., Sandor, M., Schupp, E., Strickland, C. and Zambrano, J. (2019) The total dispersal kernel: a review and future directions. AoB Plants 11:plz042
Beckman, N., Aslan, C., Rogers H., Kogan O., Bronstein J., Bullock J., Hartig F., HilleRisLambers, J., Zhou, Y. , Zurell, D., Brodie, J., Bruna, E., Cantrell, D., Decker, R., Efiom, E., Fricke, E., Gurski, K., Hastings, A., Johnson, J., Loiselle, B., Miriti, M., Neubert, M., Pejchar, L., Poulsen, J., Pufal, G., Razafindratsima, O.H,, Sandor, M., Shea, K., Schreiber, S., Schupp, E., Snell, R., Strickland, C., and Zambrano, J. (2019) Advancing an interdisciplinary framework to study seed dispersal ecology. AoB Plants 11:plz048.
Aslan, C.E., Beckman, N., Rogers, H., Bronstein, J., Zurell, D., Hartig, F., Shea, K., Pejchar, L., Neubert, M., Poulsen, J., HilleRisLambers, J., Miriti, M., Loiselle. B., Effiom, E., Zambrano, J., Schupp, E., Pufal, G., Johnson, J., Bullock, J., Brodie, J., Bruna, E., Cantrell, S., Decker, R., Fricke, E., Gurski, K., Hastings, A., Kogan, O., Razafindratsima, O.H., Sandor, M., Schreiber, S., Snell, R., Strickland, C. and Zhou, Y. (2019) Employing plant functional groups to advance seed dispersal ecology. AoB Plants 11: plz006.
Park, D.S. and Razafindratsima, O.H. (2019) Anthropogenic threats can have cascading homogenizing effects on the phylogenetic and functional diversity of tropical forests. (ǂ equal contributions). Ecography 42:148-161.
Cormier-Salem, M-C., Dunham, A. E., Gordon, C., Belhabib, D., Bennas, N., Duminil, J., Egoh, B. N., Mohamed- Elahamer, A. E., Moise, B. F. E., Gillson, L., Haddane, B., Mensah, A., Mourad, A., Randrianasolo, H., Razafindratsima, O. H., Taleb, M. S., Shemdoe, R., Dowo, G., Amekugbe, M., Burgess, N., Foden, W., Niskanen, L., Mentzel, C., Njabo, K. Y., Maoela, M. A., Marchant, R., Walters, M., and Yao, A. C. Chapter 3: Status, trends and future dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystems underpinning nature’s contributions to people. In IPBES (2018): The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Africa. Archer, E., Dziba, L., Mulongoy, K. J., Maoela, M. A., and Walters, M. (eds.). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Bonn, Germany, pp. 131–206.
Gardner, C., Waeber, P., Razafindratsima, O.H., and Wilmé, L., (2018) Decision complacency and conservation planning. Conservation Biology 32:1469-1472.
Razafindratsima, O.H, Sato, H., Tsuji, Y. and Culot, L. (2018) Advances and frontiers in primate seed dispersal (editorial for a Special Issue) International Journal of Primatology 39:415-426.
Razafindratsima, O.H., Gentles, A.*, Drager, A.P., Razafimahaimodison, J.C., Ralazampirenena, C.J. and Dunham, A.E. (2018) Consequences of lemur loss for above-ground carbon stocks in a Malagasy rainforest. International Journal of Primatology 39: 415-426.
Dunham, A.E.ǂ, Razafindratsima, O.H. ǂ, Rakotonirina, P. and Wright, P.C. (2018) Fruiting phenology is linked to rainfall variability in a tropical rainforest. Biotropica 50: 396-404 (ǂ Co-first authors)
Razafindratsima, O.H., Yacoby, Y.*, and Park, D.S. (2018) MADA: Malagasy Animal trait Data Archive. Ecology 99:990-990.
Razafindratsima, O.H., Brown, K.A., Johnson, S.E., Wright, P.C. and Dunham, A.E. (2018) Edge effects on components of diversity and above-ground biomass in a tropical rainforest. Journal of Applied Ecology 55:977-98.
Razafindratsima, OH. (2017) Post-dispersal seed removal by rodents in Ranomafana rain forest, Madagascar. Journal of Tropical Ecology 33:232-236.
Razafindratsima, OH and Dunham AE. (2016) Frugivores bias seed-adult tree associations through nonrandom seed dispersal: a phylogenetic approach. Ecology 97: 2094-2102.

2010-2015

Razafindratsima, OH and Dunham AE. (2015) Assessing the impacts of nonrandom seed dispersal by multiple frugivore partners on plant recruitment. Ecology 96:24-30. | Media
Razafindratsima, OH. (2014) Seed dispersal by frugivores in Madagascar forests: review and future directions. Madagascar Conservation and Development 9:90-97.
Martinez BT and Razafindratsima, OH. (2014) Frugivory and seed dispersal patterns by the red-ruffed lemur, Varecia rubra, at a forest restoration site in Masoala National Park, Madagascar. Folia Primatologica 85:228-243.
Razafindratsima, OH, Jones, TA and Dunham, AE. (2014) Patterns of movement and seed dispersal by three lemur species. American Journal of Primatology 76: 84-96 | [featured cover article] [featured in American Society of Primatologists]
Dunham, AE, Maitner, BS, Razafindratsima, OH, Simmons, CM* and Roy, CL. (2013) Body size and sexual size dimorphism in primates: influence of climate and net productivity. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26:2312-2320 [Featured cover article].
Razafindratsima, OH, Mehtani, S* and Dunham, AE. (2013) Extinctions, traits and phylogenetic community structure: insights from primate assemblages in Madagascar. Ecography 36: 47 – 56.
Razafindratsima, OH and Martinez, BT. (2012) Seed dispersal by red-ruffed lemur: seed size, viabilility and beneficial effect on seedling growth. Ecotropica 18: 15 – 26.
Razafindratsima, OH and Razafimahatratra, E. (2010) Effect of red-ruffed lemur gut-passage on the germination of rainforest plant species. Lemur News 15:40-43 .