Mountains cover 12.3 percent of the terrestrial area outside Antarctica (Table 17.1; Körner et
al. 2011) and harbor a proportionally higher amount of biodiversity than lowlands, including …

Understanding the effects of climate change is one of the most challenging goals for
biodiversity conservation. The forests of Andalusia, in Southern Spain, are part of an …

Pathogen-induced population declines and extinction events have been recognized as main
threats to amphibian species around the globe. However, the ecological drivers underlying …

Aim China is one of the countries with the richest amphibian biodiversity in the world. Among
the 408 Chinese amphibians, 174 species are considered threatened according to the …

Climate change-induced extinctions are estimated to eliminate one in six known species by
the end of the century. One major factor that will contribute to these extinctions is extreme …

Since the rise of modern humans, changes in demography and land use and frequent
contact with wildlife and domesticated animals have created ongoing opportunities for …

Global climate change has been implicated in phenological shifts for a variety of taxa.
Amphibian species in particular are sensitive to changes in their environment due to their …

Climate and land-use change, raise significant threats to biodiversity, affecting species
ranges worldwide. Both factors operate on different scales, so including spatial traits that …

Vernal pools of the northeastern United States provide important breeding habitat for
amphibians but may be sensitive to droughts and climate change. These seasonal wetlands …

Contributing to the worldwide biodiversity crisis are emerging infectious diseases, which can
lead to extirpations and extinctions of hosts. For example, the infectious fungal pathogen …