Glyphosate, a chelating agent—relevant for ecological risk assessment?

M Mertens, S Höss, G Neumann, J Afzal… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs), consisting of glyphosate and formulants, are
the most frequently applied herbicides worldwide. The declared active ingredient glyphosate …

Effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on amphibians: a review and prospectus

SA Cushman - Biological conservation, 2006 - Elsevier
Habitat loss and fragmentation are among the largest threats to amphibian populations.
However, most studies have not provided clear insights into their population-level …

Are we in the midst of the sixth mass extinction? A view from the world of amphibians

DB Wake, VT Vredenburg - Proceedings of the National …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Many scientists argue that we are either entering or in the midst of the sixth great mass
extinction. Intense human pressure, both direct and indirect, is having profound effects on …

Global amphibian declines: sorting the hypotheses

JP Collins, A Storfer - Diversity and distributions, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Reports of malformed amphibians and global amphibian declines have led to public
concern, particularly because amphibians are thought to be indicator species of overall …

Hermaphroditic, demasculinized frogs after exposure to the herbicide atrazine at low ecologically relevant doses

TB Hayes, A Collins, M Lee… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
Atrazine is the most commonly used herbicide in the US and probably the world. It can be
present at several parts per million in agricultural runoff and can reach 40 parts per billion …

The amphibian decline crisis: a watershed for conservation biology?

TJC Beebee, RA Griffiths - Biological conservation, 2005 - Elsevier
Amphibians have declined dramatically in many areas of the world. These declines seem to
have worsened over the past 25 years and amphibians are now more threatened than either …

Pathogens, pests, and economics: drivers of honey bee colony declines and losses

KM Smith, EH Loh, MK Rostal, CM Zambrana-Torrelio… - EcoHealth, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is responsible for ecosystem services
(pollination) worth US $215 billion annually worldwide and the number of managed colonies …

The cause of global amphibian declines: a developmental endocrinologist's perspective

TB Hayes, P Falso, S Gallipeau… - Journal of Experimental …, 2010 - journals.biologists.com
Greater than 70% of the world's amphibian species are in decline. We propose that there is
probably not a single cause for global amphibian declines and present a three-tiered …

Direct and indirect effects of climate change on amphibian populations

AR Blaustein, SC Walls, BA Bancroft, JJ Lawler… - Diversity, 2010 - mdpi.com
As part of an overall decline in biodiversity, populations of many organisms are declining
and species are being lost at unprecedented rates around the world. This includes many …

Complexity in conservation: lessons from the global decline of amphibian populations

AR Blaustein, JM Kiesecker - Ecology letters, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
As part of an overall “biodiversity crisis” many amphibian populations are in decline
throughout the world. Numerous causes have been invoked to explain these declines …