Translocations of freshwater species have become a widespread conservation strategy to
mitigate the impacts of habitat fragmentation, yet they are not often rigorously monitored …

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 …

Effective population size (NE) is an important parameter for conservation of threatened
wildlife. Current estimators of NE that use genetic data, however, may not be equally useful …

The giant salamanders (Cryptobranchoidea) are iconic species for the sustainable
management of freshwater biodiversity, and the initiatives for their sustainable management …

Amphibians are currently facing widespread population declines, primarily due to the
introduction of anthropogenic stressors, which have the potential to alter ecosystem …

Abstract Under the United States Endangered Species Act, a species is granted protection if
it is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Since 2016, the …

Disease monitoring is an essential step in translocation projects, specifically in amphibians
where emerging pathogens such as the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) …

Abstract Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) are large, fully
aquatic salamanders experiencing precipitous population declines across their range and …

Translocations have become a common conservation strategy for wildlife, yet they are not
always rigorously monitored to evaluate their success. Due to population declines and …

Els amfibis són el grup d'animals cordats amb major percentatge d'espècies amenaçades,
el 40% segons la IUCN. Les alteracions en els seus hàbitats per l'augment de l'explotació …