Paysage Harmonieux Protégé
Itremo
A high-altitude grassland and forest mosaic in the central highlands, with distinctive fire regimes.
Itremo is a high-altitude grassland and forest mosaic in the central highlands of Madagascar. The area has distinctive fire regimes shaped by its topography and climate.
Grassland fires play a complex ecological role here, and understanding fire patterns is essential for managing this unique landscape and its endemic plant species.
Habitat
Grassland, tapia forest and rocky outcrops, between about 1,200 and 1,700 m.
Fire season
Grassland fires maintain the habitat mosaic; the balance between too much and too little fire is the management question here.
Boundary
Where it is
Boundary from the national protected-areas dataset. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.