Environmental DNA (eDNA) detection probability is influenced by seasonal activity of organisms

LS De Souza, JC Godwin, MA Renshaw, E Larson - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Environmental DNA (eDNA) holds great promise for conservation applications like the
monitoring of invasive or imperiled species, yet this emerging technique requires ongoing …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of climate change on habitat and connectivity for populations of a vulnerable, endemic salamander in Iran

MR Ashrafzadeh, AA Naghipour, M Haidarian… - Global Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Habitat loss and fragmentation are among the biggest threats to amphibian populations and
anthropogenic climate change may exacerbate these. The response of Iran's amphibians to …

Integrating physiology into correlative models can alter projections of habitat suitability under climate change for a threatened amphibian

JC Newman, EA Riddell, LA Williams, MW Sears… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid global change has increased interest in developing ways to identify suitable refugia
for species of conservation concern. Correlative and mechanistic species distribution …

Expert-informed habitat suitability analysis for at-risk species assessment and conservation planning

BA Crawford, JC Maerz… - Journal of Fish and …, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Abstract The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is responsible for reviewing the
biological status of hundreds of species to determine federal status designations under the …

Predicted changes in climatic niche and climate refugia of conservation priority salamander species in the northeastern United States

WB Sutton, K Barrett, AT Moody, CS Loftin… - Forests, 2014 - mdpi.com
Global climate change represents one of the most extensive and pervasive threats to wildlife
populations. Amphibians, specifically salamanders, are particularly susceptible to the effects …

Evolution of seasonal land surface temperature trend in pond-breeding newt (Neurergus derjugini) in western Iran and eastern Iraq

P Karami, S Tavakoli, M Esmaeili - Ecological Processes, 2023 - Springer
Background Temperature, as one of the effective environmental stimuli in many aspects of
species life and ecosystems, can affect amphibians in many ways. Knowing and predicting …

Population viability analysis for a pond-breeding amphibian under future drought scenarios in the southeastern United States

BA Crawford, JC Maerz, VCK Terrell… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change effects are contributing to widespread declines of amphibians, and pond-
breeding species may be particularly sensitive to future drought conditions that restrict …

Climate change vulnerability of terrestrial vertebrates in a major refuge and dispersal corridor in North America

G Zhu, M Papeş, PR Armsworth… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim The Appalachian forests ecoregion in eastern North America supports a
diverse and highly endemic temperate biota, which is potentially threatened by rapid climate …

Patterns of species richness and turnover in endemic amphibians of the Guineo‐Congolian rain forest

LM Nneji, JAR Azevedo, OO Oyebanji… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim The African Guineo‐Congolian (GC) region is a global biodiversity hotspot with
high species endemism, bioclimatic heterogeneity, complex landscape features, and …

[HTML][HTML] Climatic and landscape vulnerability of the eastern Hellbender salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)

WB Sutton, M Grisnik, LA Williams, JD Groves - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing strategies to protect biodiversity is an overriding goal of conservation biology.
Amphibians represent a taxon under decline due to the collective impacts of anthropogenic …