High Evolutionary Potential Maintained in Common Frog (Rana temporaria) Populations Inhabiting Urban Drainage Ponds

R Jehle, J Hall, SA Hook, S King, K MacArthur, A Miró… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urbanisation leading to habitat change and fragmentation is a recognised global threat to
biodiversity. However, it may also offer opportunities for some species. Genetic diversity, one …

Influences of urban stormwater management ponds on wetlandscape connectivity

WS Birch, M Drescher, RC Rooney… - … /Revue canadienne des …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Wetlands have been degraded and destroyed in many human-dominated landscapes
worldwide, threatening vital ecosystem services. Landscape connectivity is critical for …

A multi-scale, multi-species approach highlights the importance of urban greenspace and pond design for amphibian communities

AJ Hamer - Urban Ecosystems, 2022 - Springer
Urbanisation threatens species through habitat loss, isolation and fragmentation.
Greenspace in urban landscapes often provides connectivity and habitat for wetland …

The good, the bad, and the ugly of urbanization: response of a bird community in the neotropical Andes

L Ordóñez-Delgado, C Iñiguez-Armijos… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Urbanization constitutes one of the most aggressive drivers of habitat and biodiversity loss
worldwide. However, studies focused on determining the response of local biodiversity to …

Long‐term habitat degradation affects nest site selection behaviour by a freshwater turtle (Chelodina oblonga) in Western Australia

A Santoro, JM Chambers, BC Ebner… - Aquatic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater turtles are one of the most endangered vertebrate groups with> 60% of species
threatened globally. Terrestrial nesting habitat degradation is a major threat to freshwater …

High amphibian diversity throughout urban environmental heterogeneity

RP Demartín, R Ghirardi, JA López - Urban Ecosystems, 2024 - Springer
Urban growth negatively impacts biodiversity through species loss and biotic
homogenization. However, cities continue to grow and there are species with certain …

[PDF][PDF] Reducing small mammal mortality in treefrog polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe studies

JJ Shew, N Morris, S Chiles, S Harper… - Herpetological …, 2022 - herpconbio.org
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe refugia have been used to study hylid treefrogs for decades.
These inexpensive and easy-to-build refugia effectively mimic damp tree cavities but pose a …

Movement ecology of Gopher Tortoises in a residential neighborhood in southwest Florida

M Metcalf, J Johnson, A Cooper, A Marsh… - Southeastern …, 2023 - BioOne
Gopherus polyphemus (Gopher Tortoise) is a federally listed or state threatened species
throughout its range due to significant declines in its populations, largely due to habitat loss …

[PDF][PDF] Do Open Spaces Within an Urban Matrix Increase Anuran Abundance

D Hutto Jr, K Barrett - Herpetological Conserv Biology, 2022 - herpconbio.org
Urbanization is among the leading causes of amphibian declines worldwide. Urban open
spaces, such as golf courses and parks, can potentially provide suitable habitat to …

[PDF][PDF] Anurans of select green spaces of Davao City, Mindanao Island, Philippines

EM Delima-Baron, CAS Ruales… - Biodiversitas …, 2022 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Delima-Baron EM, Ruales CAS, Tripole C. Tagoon MDT, Susulan TB. 2022. Anurans of
select green spaces of Davao City, Mindanao Island, Philippines. Biodiversitas 23: 4810 …