A quantitative weight of evidence (WoE) approach was developed to evaluate studies used
for regulatory purposes, as well as those in the open literature, that report the effects of the …

Natural and social scientists everywhere are struggling to understand how to proceed in the
face of continued biodiversity loss and the injustices brought upon people living in and …

Amphibians, and anurans in particular, show the highest diversity of reproductive modes
among tetrapods. Nevertheless, viviparity is scarce in anurans and its occurrence is even …

While climate change is recognized as a major future threat to biodiversity, most species are
currently threatened by extensive human‐induced habitat loss, fragmentation and …

Amphibian populations are vanishing worldwide. Declines and extinctions of many
populations have been attributed to chytridiomycosis, a disease induced by the pathogenic …

Introduction Emerging infectious diseases are increasingly recognized as a global threat to
wildlife. Pandemics in amphibians, caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium …

Aim The persistence and stability of habitats through time are considered predictors of high
levels of biodiversity in some environments. Long‐term habitat persistence and stability may …

Species inhabiting broad altitudinal gradients are particularly exposed to the effects of
global climate change (GCC). Those species reaching mountain tops are the most …

The Ethiopian Highlands are considered a biodiversity hotspot, harboring a high number of
endemic species. Some of the endemic species probably diversified in situ; this is, for …

The fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is implicated in global declines of
amphibian populations and has been documented in African specimens originally collected …