Anthropogenic trade and development have broken down dispersal barriers, facilitating the spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative …
To protect Australian amphibian biodiversity, we have identified and prioritised frog species at an imminent risk of extinction from chytridiomycosis, and devised national management …
PS Corn - Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2005 - raco.cat
Climate change and amphibians.—Amphibian life histories are exceedingly sensitive to temperature and precipitation, and there is good evidence that recent climate change has …
Evidence is provided that fertilizer use increased markedly from the 1960s in New South Wales (NSW), south-eastern Australia. The agrochemicals probably accumulated on …
G Pyke, A White - Australian Zoologist, 2001 - meridian.allenpress.com
The Green and Golden Bell Frog Litoria aurea is an unusual endangered frog species. It has a high public profile as many populations occur in areas affected by human activities. As a …
G Pyke, A White - Australian Zoologist, 2000 - meridian.allenpress.com
The Green and Golden Bell Frog Litoria aurea has declined dramatically in New South Wales. One hypothesis suggests that this decline is largely due to predation by the Plague …
The range of the green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea) has undergone a widespread yet unexplained contraction in south-eastern Australia since the mid 1970s, and the species is …
D Hazell - Wildlife research, 2003 - CSIRO Publishing
Frog decline in Australia has often occurred where habitat is relatively intact. Habitat alteration and loss do, however, threaten many species. Widespread degradation of aquatic …
A White, G Pyke - Australian Zoologist, 1996 - meridian.allenpress.com
The Green and Golden Bell Frog Litoria aurea has undergone a dramatic population decline in New South Wales. During this time the species' status in this state has changed from …