Human land-use changes represent the most important drivers of biodiversity loss, and
amphibians and reptiles represent the most threatened groups of vertebrates globally …

The majority of the world population is now inhabiting urban areas, and with staggering
population growth, urbanization is also increasing. While the work studying the effects of …

Urbanization destroys or modifies native habitats and creates new ones with its
infrastructure. Because of these changes, urban landscapes favor non-native and native …

Urbanization is a major driver of land cover change worldwide, yet little is known about how
urbanization affects beneficial arthropod communities. This study examined how local and …

Urbanization is a pervasive and growing threat to amphibian populations globally. Although
the number of studies is increasing, many aspects of basic amphibian biology have not been …

As coastal population growth accelerates, intensive management practices increasingly
alter urban shorelines, creating major conservation challenges. To evaluate key ecological …

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 …

Global climate change represents one of the most extensive and pervasive threats to wildlife
populations. Amphibians, specifically salamanders, are particularly susceptible to the effects …

Climate change has a significant impact on the distribution of species over time. In response,
species may shift, contract, extend or fragment their distributions to track preferred …

Simple Summary Wetlands of mid-hills and lesser Himalaya in Nepal are highly threatened
due to climate change and human encroachment. This study assessed the change in total …