Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians write by Harold Heatwole. This book was released on 2018-06. Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Amphibians are among the most threatened groups of animals on earth. In part due to their highly permeable skin, amphibians are highly sensitive to environmental changes and pollution and provide an early-warning system of deteriorating environmental conditions. The more we learn about the impact of environmental changes on amphibians, the better we as humans will be able to arrest their demise, and our own. Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians brings together the current knowledge on the status of the unique frogs of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific. Although geographically proximate, each region presents unique challenges and opportunities in amphibian research and conservation. This book contributes to an understanding of the current conservation status of the amphibians of each region, aims to stimulate research into halting amphibian declines, and provides a better foundation for making conservation decisions. It is an invaluable reference for environmental and governmental agencies, researchers, policy-makers involved with biodiversity conservation, and the interested public.
Amphibian Declines
Amphibian Declines - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Amphibian Declines write by Michael J. Lannoo. This book was released on 2005-06-15. Amphibian Declines available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Documents in comprehensive detail a major environmental crisis: rapidly declining amphibian populations and the disturbing developmental problems that are increasingly prevalent within many amphibian species.
Status and Conservation of Midwestern Amphibians
Status and Conservation of Midwestern Amphibians - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Status and Conservation of Midwestern Amphibians write by Michael J. Lannoo. This book was released on 1998. Status and Conservation of Midwestern Amphibians available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1990 an international group of biologists, meeting to discuss rumors of declines in the number of amphibians, discovered that amphibian disappearances once thought to be a local problem were not--the problem was global. And, even more disturbing, amphibians were disappearing not just from areas settled by humans but from regions of the world once believed to be pristine. Under the mantle of the Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force, this timely book addresses three fundamental questions for the midwestern United States: are amphibians declining; if so, why; and, if so, what can be done to halt these losses? In the Midwest--defined here as Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan--there can be no doubt that the number of salamanders and frogs has declined with Euro-American settlement and the conversion to an agriculturally dominated landscape. Habitat loss and landscape fragmentation have been major factors in this decline, as have aquacultural uses of natural wetlands. Bullfrog introductions have eliminated populations of native amphibians, and collecting for the biological supply trade has reduced the number of individuals within many populations. The goal of the forty-two essays in this well-documented, well-illustrated book is to put between two covers all we know now about the status of midwestern amphibians. By doing this, the editor has created a readily accessible historical record for future studies. Organized into sections covering landscape patterns and biogeography, species status, regional and state status, diseases and toxins, conservation, and monitoring and applications, this landmark volume will serve as the foundation for amphibian conservation in the Midwest.
Amphibian conservation action plan : proceedings IUCN/SSC Amphibian Conservation Summit 2005
Amphibian conservation action plan : proceedings IUCN/SSC Amphibian Conservation Summit 2005 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Amphibian conservation action plan : proceedings IUCN/SSC Amphibian Conservation Summit 2005 write by . This book was released on 2007. Amphibian conservation action plan : proceedings IUCN/SSC Amphibian Conservation Summit 2005 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Amphibian Conservation
Amphibian Conservation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Amphibian Conservation write by Rebecca K. Smith. This book was released on 2014-05-16. Amphibian Conservation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Amphibian Conservation is the fourth in the series of Synopses of Conservation Evidence, linked to the online resource www.ConservationEvidence.com. This synopsis is part of the Conservation Evidence project and provides a useful resource for conservationists. It forms part of a series designed to promote a more evidence-based approach to biodiversity conservation. Others in the series include bee, bird, farmland and bat conservation and many others are in preparation. Approximately 32% of the 7,164+ amphibian species are currently threatened with extinction and at least 43% of species are declining. Despite this, until recently amphibians and their conservation had received little attention. Although work is now being carried out to conserve many species, often it is not adequately documented. This book brings together and summarises the available scientific evidence and experience relevant to the practical conservation of amphibians. The authors consulted an international group of amphibian experts and conservationists to produce a thorough summary of what is known, or not known, about the effectiveness of amphibian conservation actions across the world. "The book is packed with literature summaries and citations; a veritable information goldmine for graduate students and researchers. It also admirably provides decision makers with a well-researched resource of proven interventions that can be employed to stem/reverse the decline of amphibian populations." -John G Palis, Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society
