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 …

Amphibian ecology and conservation in the urbanising world: a review

AJ Hamer, MJ McDonnell - Biological conservation, 2008 - Elsevier
Urbanisation currently threatens over one-third of the world's known amphibian species. The
main threats of urbanisation to amphibian populations are habitat loss, habitat fragmentation …

[图书][B] Migration: the biology of life on the move

H Dingle - 2014 - books.google.com
Migration, broadly defined as directional movement to take advantage of spatially distributed
resources, is a dramatic behaviour and an important component of many life histories that …

Differentiating migration and dispersal processes for pond‐breeding amphibians

RD Semlitsch - The Journal of wildlife management, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the movement of animals is critical to many aspects of conservation such as
spread of emerging disease, proliferation of invasive species, changes in land‐use patterns …

Global amphibian declines, loss of genetic diversity and fitness: a review

ME Allentoft, J O'Brien - Diversity, 2010 - mdpi.com
It is well established that a decrease in genetic variation can lead to reduced fitness and lack
of adaptability to a changing environment. Amphibians are declining on a global scale, and …

Landscape genetics and least‐cost path analysis reveal unexpected dispersal routes in the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense)

IJ Wang, WK Savage, H Bradley Shaffer - Molecular ecology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A major goal of landscape genetics is to understand how landscapes structure genetic
variation in natural populations. However, landscape genetics still lacks a framework for …

[图书][B] California amphibian and reptile species of special concern

RC Thomson - 2016 - books.google.com
One of the most important hotspots of herpetological biodiversity in the United States,
California is home to many endemic amphibians and reptiles found nowhere else on earth …

Demographic consequences of terrestrial habitat loss for pool‐breeding amphibians: predicting extinction risks associated with inadequate size of buffer zones

EB Harper, TAG Rittenhouse… - Conservation …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Much of the biodiversity associated with isolated wetlands requires aquatic and terrestrial
habitat to maintain viable populations. Current federal wetland regulations in the United …

Distribution of amphibians in terrestrial habitat surrounding wetlands

TAG Rittenhouse, RD Semlitsch - Wetlands, 2007 - Springer
Estimating the distribution of amphibians in terrestrial habitats surrounding wetlands is
essential for determining how much habitat is required to maintain viable amphibian …

Habitat and landscape characteristics underlying anuran community structure along an urban–rural gradient

FC Pillsbury, JR Miller - Ecological Applications, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization has been cited as an important factor in worldwide amphibian declines, and
although recent work has illustrated the important influence of broad‐scale ecological …