Threatened Amphibians of the World - 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 Threatened Amphibians of the World write by S. N. Stuart. This book was released on 2008. Threatened Amphibians of the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Amphibians are facing an extinction crisis, but getting to the facts has been difficult. "Threatened Amphibians of the World" is a visual journey through the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of the world's 6,000 known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians. All 1,900 species known to be threatened with extinction are covered, including a description of threats to each species and an evaluation of conservation measures in place or needed. Each entry includes a photograph or illustration of the species where available, a distribution map, and detailed information on range, population and habitat and ecology. Introductory chapters present a detailed analysis of the results, complemented by a series of short essays written by many of the world's leading herpetologists. Appendices include annoted lists of lower risk species and a country-by-country listing of threatened amphibians."--pub. desc.
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
Extinction in Our Times
Extinction in Our Times - 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 Extinction in Our Times write by James P. Collins. This book was released on 2009-07-07. Extinction in Our Times available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite suddenly and mysteriously. What is causing these extinctions? What role do human actions play in them? What do they tell us about the overall state of biodiversity on the planet? In Extinction in Our Times, James Collins and Martha Crump explore these pressing questions and many others as they document the first modern extinction event across an entire vertebrate class, using global examples that range from the Sierra Nevada of California to the rainforests of Costa Rica and the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. Joining scientific rigor and vivid storytelling, this book is the first to use amphibian decline as a lens through which to see more clearly the larger story of climate change, conservation of biodiversity, and a host of profoundly important ecological, evolutionary, ethical, philosophical, and sociological issues.
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.
