Turtles and tortoises (chelonians) have been integral components of global ecosystems for
about 220 million years and have played important roles in human culture for at least …

Wetlands are valuable natural resources that provide many benefits to the environment.
Therefore, mapping wetlands is crucially important. Several review papers on remote …

Wetlands are highly productive and support a wide variety of ecosystem goods and services.
Various forms of global change impose compelling needs for timely and reliable information …

Agricultural landscapes, although often highly altered in nature, provide habitat for many
species of amphibian. However, the persistence and health of amphibian populations are …

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 …

For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but
since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite …

For over 350 million yr, thousands of amphibian species have lived on Earth. Since the
1980s, amphibians have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite …

Results from the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA: www. globalamphibians. org) provide
a much-needed baseline for global amphibian conservation. These data can be used to …

It is well established that a decrease in genetic variation can lead to reduced fitness and lack
of adaptability to a changing environment. Amphibians are declining on a global scale, and …

The current mass extinction episode is most apparent in the amphibians. With approximately
7,000 species, amphibians are dependent on clean fresh water and damp habitats and are …