Due to “charcoal production, agricultural expansion…, and wildfires” occurring on the island the spiny-forest is becoming fragmented and quickly disappearing. (Crowley, Helen). More people continue to move towards the spiny-forest as a new irrigation pipeline was built i. (Sussman). The fragmentation has also disturbed the patterns of the six primate species that inhabit the spiny forest and are important consumers in the lifecycle of the cactus plants. Based on satellite information an estimated 14,000-17,000 sq. acres of spiny forest still exist. (Crowley,
Due to “charcoal production, agricultural expansion…, and wildfires” occurring on the island the spiny-forest is becoming fragmented and quickly disappearing. (Crowley, Helen). More people continue to move towards the spiny-forest as a new irrigation pipeline was built i. (Sussman). The fragmentation has also disturbed the patterns of the six primate species that inhabit the spiny forest and are important consumers in the lifecycle of the cactus plants. Based on satellite information an estimated 14,000-17,000 sq. acres of spiny forest still exist. (Crowley,