Sambirano River

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The Sambirano is a river of northwestern Madagascar in the region of Diana. It has its sources at the Maromokotra peak and flows through the Tsaratanana Reserve to the Indian Ocean. Its delta occupies 250 km².

The ecosystem of the river, mainly forests and brushland, has many indigenous species, such as the Sambirano mouse lemur and Sambirano woolly lemur.[1]

The Madagascar dry deciduous forests occupy much of the river basin, although mangroves are evident at parts of the coastal fringe.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kennerley, Peter; Pearson, David (15 September 2010). Reed and Bush Warblers. A&C Black. p. 528. ISBN 978-0-7136-6022-7. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ^ World Wildlife Fund, C. Michael Hogan. 2010. Madagascar dry deciduous forests. eds. Sahotra Sarkar & Mark McGinley. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC. rev. 2013