RAZAFINDRATSIMA LAB
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    • Research Overview
    • Roles & impacts of vertebrates
    • Community structure
    • Orphan plants
    • Ecological changes
    • Plant galls & Lemurs
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    • Opinion pieces & Editorial articles
    • Published data
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​Research Overview

Members of this lab conduct research relevant to tropical ecology and conservation biology, particularly species interactions, seed dispersal mutualisms, community ecology and primatology. Recent projects aims to:
  • provide new insights about the roles and impacts of vertebrates in terrestrial systems
  • identify the mechanisms shaping the structure of ecological communities
  • characterize biodiversity responses to ecological changes (e.g., defaunation, invasive species)
  • apply ecological research to guide biodiversity conservation efforts

We often use an integrative approach combining empirical work, such as field surveys and experiments, with simulation-based modeling and phylogenetic tools to address our research questions at various spatial and temporal scales. Fieldwork involve following lemurs, setting up camera traps, surveying animals and plants, watching tree visitors, monitoring phenology, collecting seeds, running seed fate experiments etc.

Click here for a list of our publications.

Field Sites

Much of our work have been conducted in biodiverse tropical forests in Madagascar (e.g., in the rainforests of Ranomafana National Park in the southeastern part and Ihofa Forest in the eastern part, and in the Menabe region) and in Mexico (principally Palenque National Park) 

Projects

Click on the topics below for more information about recent projects:
  • Roles and impacts of vertebrates in terrestrial systems
  • Community structure and diversity
  • Dispersal mechanism of orphan plants
  • Potential advantages of plant galls for animals and plants
  • Impacts of habitat fragmentation on species interactions
  • Non-tropical related research
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  • Home
  • Research
    • Research Overview
    • Roles & impacts of vertebrates
    • Community structure
    • Orphan plants
    • Ecological changes
    • Plant galls & Lemurs
  • Publications
    • Scientific Articles
    • Opinion pieces & Editorial articles
    • Published data
  • People
    • PI Razafindratsima
    • Postdocs & Students >
      • @ Cal
      • Affiliates
    • Past lab members & visitors
    • Field teams
  • Field updates
  • Outreach
  • Join Us
  • Useful Links
    • Fellowship resources
    • Research in Madagascar
  • Group news
  • Adventures