Amphibians have declined dramatically in many areas of the world. These declines seem to
have worsened over the past 25 years and amphibians are now more threatened than either …

Certain marine algae produce potent toxins that impact human health through the
consumption of contaminated shellfish and finfish and through water or aerosol exposure …

Many scientists argue that we are either entering or in the midst of the sixth great mass
extinction. Intense human pressure, both direct and indirect, is having profound effects on …

We present a framework for explaining variation in predator invasion success and predator
impacts on native prey that integrates information about predator–prey naïveté, predator and …

When the first edition of Inland Fishes of California was published in 1976, it was a
benchmark reference. Since that time, our knowledge of California's freshwater fishes has …

Freshwater Ecology: Concepts and Environmental Applications is a general text covering
both basic and applied aspects of freshwater ecology and serves as an introduction to the …

Epidemiological theory generally suggests that pathogens will not cause host extinctions
because the pathogen should fade out when the host population is driven below some …

Freshwater species and habitats are among the most threatened in the world. One way in
which this growing conservation concern can be addressed is the creation of freshwater …

A potential conservation strategy increasingly discussed by conservation biologists is the
translocation of species to favorable habitat beyond their native range to protect them from …

Urbanisation currently threatens over one-third of the world's known amphibian species. The
main threats of urbanisation to amphibian populations are habitat loss, habitat fragmentation …