Population declines and priorities for amphibian conservation in Latin America

BE Young, KR Lips, JK Reaser, R Ibáñez… - Conservation …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Although dramatic amphibian population declines have been reported worldwide, our
understanding of the extent of the declines in Latin America, where amphibian diversity is …

Conservation biology of caecilian amphibians

DJ Gower, M Wilkinson - Conservation biology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Most of the available data on declining populations of amphibians pertain to frogs and, to a
lesser extent, salamanders. In keeping with their generally less understood biology, the …

From the field: Using automated digital recording systems as effective tools for the monitoring of birds and amphibians

MA Acevedo… - Wildlife Society …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
There is a need to improve the quantity and quality of data in biodiversity monitoring
projects. We compared an automated digital recording system (ADRS) with traditional …

Amphibian species and functional diversity as indicators of restoration success in tropical montane forest

JM Díaz-García, E Pineda, F López-Barrera… - Biodiversity and …, 2017 - Springer
Tropical forest restoration is increasingly seen as an activity that may counteract or reduce
biodiversity loss. However, few studies monitor fauna or consider measures of functional …

Determination of metals and pharmaceutical compounds released in hospital wastewater from Toluca, Mexico, and evaluation of their toxic impact

I Pérez-Alvarez, H Islas-Flores, LM Gómez-Oliván… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to the activities inherent to medical care units, the hospital effluent released contains
diverse contaminants such as tensoactives, disinfectants, metals, pharmaceutical products …

Amphibian Declines in Latin America: Widespread Population Declines, Extinctions, and Impacts1

KR Lips, PA Burrowes, JR Mendelson III… - … : The Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Amphibian populations are in decline throughout Latin America; all families of frogs have
experienced declines, but the species associated with aquatic habitats in upland areas have …

First case of ranavirus-associated morbidity and mortality in natural populations of the South American frog Atelognathus patagonicus

SF Fox, AL Greer, R Torres-Cervantes… - Diseases of aquatic …, 2006 - int-res.com
Atelognathus patagonicus is an endangered leptodactylid frog endemic to a small region in
and around Laguna Blanca National Park in northern Patagonia, Argentina. All of the lakes …

[PDF][PDF] Methoden der Amphibienerfassung–eine Übersicht

M Hachtel, M Schlüpmann, B Thiesmeier… - Zeitschrift für …, 2009 - researchgate.net
In den letzten beiden Jahrzehnten hat sich eine Vielzahl von verschiedenen
feldherpetologischen Methoden etabliert, mit denen Amphibien in ihren Lebensräumen …

Anthropogenic impacts on rivers: Use of multiple indicators to assess environmental quality status

MR Calderon, SP González, JM Pérez-Iglesias… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
The effects of urban growth are multidimensional and therefore they cannot be assessed
using only one indicator. The objective of this study was to assess the environmental quality …

Uncovering salamander ecology: a review of coverboard design

KM Hesed - Journal of Herpetology, 2012 - BioOne
Coverboards have been used for decades in research on amphibians and reptiles, but their
characteristics have varied widely. This diversity in design may both complicate …