The Cerrado is one of the most threatened biomes in Brazil, with little spatial representation
within the Protected Area network. Recently, proposed conservation plans worldwide have …

Population declines and species extinction can be abated through the establishment of
effective conservation policies. Actions and policies towards biodiversity conservation must …

Species richness and range size are key features of biogeographic and macroecological
analyses, which can yield a first assessment tool to define conservation priorities. Here we …

Herein, we present the first comprehensive study of anurans biogeography and
conservation in an important mountain chain of the Atlantic Forest bioregion (AF), the …

Amphibians are suffering population declines around the world and the main causes are
related to human activities, especially those involving direct habitat destruction. On the other …

With increasing threats to biodiversity, understanding how ecological characteristics of
species influence extinction risks and population declines can be extremely important for the …

Clinal variation and cryptic species complexes are challenges to taxa targeted conservation.
These issues are particularly problematic for the estimation of species geographic …

Background In the Neotropics, nearly 35% of amphibian species are threatened by habitat
loss, habitat fragmentation, and habitat split; anuran species with different developmental …

Climate change is one of the key drivers of the dramatic erosion of global biodiversity.
Poikilothermic organisms, such as amphibians, are particularly prone to alterations in …

Natural habitats have drastically regressed due to rapid changes in land‐use during recent
decades, generating a decrease in species diversity. In light of natural habitat destruction …