Scientists' warning of threats to mountains
Mountains are an essential component of the global life-support system. They are
characterized by a rugged, heterogenous landscape with rapidly changing environmental …
characterized by a rugged, heterogenous landscape with rapidly changing environmental …
Invasive species and amphibian conservation
The recognition that invasive alien species (IAS) are among the greatest threats to
biodiversity has stimulated a growing interest in their impacts on native amphibians. Here …
biodiversity has stimulated a growing interest in their impacts on native amphibians. Here …
Reciprocal role of salamanders in aquatic energy flow pathways
J Sánchez-Hernández - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
Many species of salamanders (newts and salamanders per se) have a pivotal role in energy
flow pathways as they include individuals functioning as prey, competitors, and predators …
flow pathways as they include individuals functioning as prey, competitors, and predators …
Looking ahead, guided by the past: The role of US national parks in amphibian research and conservation
Protected areas like national parks are essential elements of conservation because they
limit human influence on the landscape, which protects biodiversity and ecosystem function …
limit human influence on the landscape, which protects biodiversity and ecosystem function …
Rapid amphibian community recovery following removal of non-native fish from high mountain lakes
Amphibians of high mountain lakes face many threats related to global change, including
novel pathogens, development, climate change and overexploitation. However, the foremost …
novel pathogens, development, climate change and overexploitation. However, the foremost …
Food web complexity of high mountain lakes is largely affected by glacial retreat
High mountain lakes provide essential ecosystem services and have a high conservation
value. Therefore, understanding how glacier retreat will affect their ecological functioning …
value. Therefore, understanding how glacier retreat will affect their ecological functioning …
Density-dependent effects of exotic brook trout on aquatic communities in mountain lakes revealed by environmental DNA and morphological taxonomy
Invasion of non-native fishes threatens freshwater biodiversity worldwide. Yet, detailed
estimates of population demography for invasive species, such as population size and body …
estimates of population demography for invasive species, such as population size and body …
Pond construction for threatened amphibians is an important conservation tool, even in landscapes with extant natural water bodies
R Magnus, R Rannap - Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2019 - Springer
Ponds—small, isolated freshwater bodies—have vanished in large numbers during the last
decades. Despite such great loss, the number of natural small water bodies has still …
decades. Despite such great loss, the number of natural small water bodies has still …
Larval development and poor trophic resource availability: Local adaptations and plasticity in a widespread amphibian species
R Manenti, N Kristensen, P Cogliati… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Theory predicts that, in organisms with complex life cycles, if the earlier‐stage
limiting factor induces weak later‐stage phenotypes, the development of the later‐stage trait …
limiting factor induces weak later‐stage phenotypes, the development of the later‐stage trait …
[PDF][PDF] Mountain lakes of Mont Avic Natural Park: Ecological features and conservation issues
R Tiberti, F Buscaglia, M Armodi, C Callieri… - Journal of …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Mountain lakes provide some fundamental ecosystem services (ie, water supply for drinking
and energy production) and have an enormous aesthetic and conservation value …
and energy production) and have an enormous aesthetic and conservation value …