Invasive species and amphibian conservation

M Falaschi, A Melotto, R Manenti… - …, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
The recognition that invasive alien species (IAS) are among the greatest threats to
biodiversity has stimulated a growing interest in their impacts on native amphibians. Here …

Functional and temporal facets of predation by marsh frogs across the aquatic–terrestrial ecotone of ponds and implications in the context of biological invasions

F Pille, L Pinto, M Denoël - Freshwater Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater vertebrate predators can exert trophic control over aquatic and littoral
communities. Among these predators, post‐metamorphic anurans exhibit a biphasic trophic …

Trophic structure of a pond community dominated by an invasive alien species: insights from stomach content and stable isotope analyses

AM Bissattini, PJ Haubrock, V Buono… - Aquatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Invaders affect native species across multiple trophic levels, influencing the structure and
stability of freshwater communities. Based on the 'trophic position hypothesis', invaders at …

[HTML][HTML] Predation pressure of invasive marsh frogs: a threat to native amphibians?

F Pille, L Pinto, M Denoël - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
Anurans have been introduced in many parts of the world and have often become invasive
over large geographic areas. Although predation is involved in the declines of invaded …

American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) diet in Uruguay compared with other invasive populations in Southern South America

G Laufer, N Gobel, M Berazategui… - North-Western …, 2021 - scholarship.richmond.edu
Abstract Between 2000-2020, more than ten new populations of the invasive American
bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) have been reported in the southern cone of South …

American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) distribution, impact on native amphibians and management priorities in San Carlos, Uruguay

G Laufer, N Gobel, N Kacevas… - Knowledge & Management …, 2023 - kmae-journal.org
Biological invasions are a major cause of biodiversity and ecosystem services loss.
However, information on distribution and impacts is limited for many alien species, restricting …

[PDF][PDF] Native anuran species as prey of invasive American Bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus

FH Oda, V Guerra, E Grou… - … : a review with …, 2019 - amphibian-reptile-conservation.org
The American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) is widely distributed throughout the world
as an invasive species, and causes negative impacts on the fauna resulting from its …

The American bullfrog exposed: distribution, invasion fronts, and spatial configuration of invasion hubs revealed by eDNA-based monitoring and environmental …

T Everts, C Van Driessche, S Neyrinck… - Management of …, 2023 - lirias.kuleuven.be
The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus [Shaw, 1802]) is one of the hundred most
destructive Alien Invasive Species (AIS) worldwide that has invaded more than 40 countries …

Living with aliens: suboptimal ecological condition in semiaquatic snakes inhabiting a hot spot of allodiversity

L Stellati, N Borgianni, AM Bissattini, V Buono… - Acta Oecologica, 2019 - Elsevier
The presence of alien species can embody a form of disturbance for natural communities
and the concomitant presence of alien species at different levels within the trophic chain …

Floodplains provide important amphibian habitat despite multiple ecological threats

MA Holgerson, A Duarte, MP Hayes, MJ Adams… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Floodplain ponds and wetlands are productive and biodiverse ecosystems, yet they face
multiple threats including altered hydrology, land use change, and non‐native species …