Severe wildfires promoted by climate change negatively impact forest amphibian metacommunities
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DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13700
Abstract: Changes to the extent and severity of wildfires driven by anthropogenic climate change are predicted to have compounding negative consequences for ecological communities. While there is evidence that severe weather events like drought impact amphibian… read more here.
Keywords: climate change; amphibian communities; wildfires promoted; severe wildfires ... See more keywords
Ranavirus Amplification in Low-Diversity Amphibian Communities
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.755426
Abstract: In an era where emerging infectious diseases are a serious threat to biodiversity, epidemiological patterns need to be identified, particularly the complex mechanisms driving the dynamics of multi-host pathogens in natural communities. Many amphibian species… read more here.
Keywords: amphibian communities; diversity amphibian; amplification; low diversity ... See more keywords
Environmental Factors Affecting Amphibian Communities in River Basins of the Southern Apennines
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DOI: 10.3390/d15050625
Abstract: The study of the environmental features affecting amphibian communities is a priority task for addressing effective conservation initiatives. In the southern edge of the Apennines (Sila Massif, Calabria Region, Italy), we surveyed the distribution of… read more here.
Keywords: affecting amphibian; factors affecting; amphibian communities; river basins ... See more keywords
Strong differentiation between amphibian communities on two adjacent mountains in the Upper Rio Pastaza watershed of Ecuador, with descriptions of two new species of terrestrial frogs.
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1081.71488
Abstract: We present the results of herpetological surveys in two adjacent mountains where the EcoMinga Foundation protects the cloud forest in the Upper Rio Pastaza watershed, in the Llanganates Sangay Ecological Corridor in Ecuador. A rapid… read more here.
Keywords: terrestrial frogs; amphibian communities; rio pastaza; pastaza watershed ... See more keywords