Habitat fragmentation is widely recognized as a contributor to the decline of biodiversity, with
amphibians one of the key groups impacted. To understand the effects of habitat …

Hibernation is a key aspect of the physiological ecology of temperate zone reptiles and
where suitable dens are present, communal hibernation and long-term den fidelity may be …

Reports of declining amphibians are a major concern for conservation given their role as
indicators of environmental change. This includes potentially impacting on the ecology other …

Habitat modification is a major factor in the decline of reptile populations. The degree of the
decline has been shown to be directly related to the intensity of habitat modification. Farming …

Identifying population changes is a prerequisite for any conservation efforts, but to evaluate
trends requires long-term data sets. In this paper, changes in population numbers in two …

Reports of amphibian declines have highlighted the urgent need for long-term data sets to
increase understanding of population changes. To detect population changes in the agile …

The Moorish gecko Tarentola mauritanica is currently expanding around the Mediterranean
basin as a result of natural dispersal and anthropogenic spread. The species is observed at …

The forest hingeback tortoises Kinixys homeana and Kinixys erosa are two of the most
declining African chelonians. Although the population size trends of these species have …