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Amphibian Biology, Volume 11, Part 3

Name: Amphibian Biology, Volume 11, Part 3
Brand: PELAGIC PUBLISHING
SKU: 9781907807527
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PELAGIC PUBLISHINGISBN: 9781907807527

Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere: Western Europe

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Edited by Harold Heatwole, John W. Wilkinson
Imprint: PELAGIC PUBLISHING
Release Date: September 29, 2013
Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 244 x 170 mm
Weight: 230 g
Pages: 110

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Amphibian species around the world are unusually vulnerable to a variety of threats, by no means all of which are properly understood. Volume 11 in this major series will be published in parts devoted to the causes of amphibian decline and to conservation measures in regions of the world; this Part 3 is concerned with Western Europe (Britain, Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain and Portugal). Experts from each country contribute a chapter describing the ecological background and the conservation status of affected species, with an emphasis on native species. As well as infectious diseases and parasites (also covered in a general chapter), threats take the form of introduced and invasive species, pollution, destruction and alteration of habitat, and climate change. These are discussed as they affect each species. All these countries have monitoring schemes and conservation programmes, whose origins and activities are described. Recommendations for action are also made. Edited by leading scholars in the field, Volume 11, when complete, will therefore provide a definitive survey of the amphibian predicament and a stimulus to further research with the objective of arresting the global decline of an entire class of animal.

John W. Wilkinson is a conservation biologist specializing in studying and monitoring amphibians and reptiles. He started working with herpetofauna whilst an undergraduate and now nobody will give him a proper job. For eight years he was International Coordinator of the Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force and is currently Science Program Manager for the charity Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. John's PhD thesis was on toad conservation - it just made him realize how much more there is to find out...

31 Infectious Diseases that May Threaten Europe's Amphibians Trenton W. J. Garner, An Martel, Jon Bielby, Jaime Bosch, Lucy G. Anderson, Anna Meredith, Andrew A. Cunningham, Matthew C. Fisher, Daniel A. Henk, and Frank Pasmans 32 Conservation and Declines of Amphibians in Ireland Ferdia Marnell 33 Amphibian Declines and Conservation in Britain John W. Wilkinson and Richard A. Griffiths 34 Conservation and Declines of Amphibians in The Netherlands Anton H. P. Stumpel 35 Amphibian Declines and Conservation in Belgium Gerald Louette and Dirk Bauwens 36 Amphibian Declines and Conservation in France Jean-Pierre Vacher and Claude Miaud 37 Conservation and Declines of Amphibians in Spain Cesar Ayres, Enrique Ayllon, Jaime Bosch, Alberto Montori, Manuel Ortiz-Santaliestra and Vicente Sancho 38 Conservation and Declines of Amphibians in Portugal Rui Rebelo, Maria Jose Domingues Castro, Maria Joao Cruz, Jose Miguel Oliveira, Jose Teixeira, and Eduardo Crespo

Amphibian Biology, Volume 11, Part 3

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