The Anthropocene is characterized as an epoch when human influence has begun to
fundamentally alter many aspects of the Earth system and many of the planet's biomes …

The past two decades have seen an increasing number of virulent infectious diseases in
natural populations and managed landscapes. In both animals and plants, an …

The rapid worldwide emergence of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis (Bd) is having a profound negative impact on biodiversity. However, global …

Population losses and extinctions of species are occurring at unprecedented rates, as
exemplified by declines and extinctions of amphibians worldwide. However, studies of …

For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but
since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite …

Mountain catchments provide for the livelihood of more than half of humankind, and have
become a key destination for tourist and recreation activities globally. Mountain ecosystems …

Amphibians and reptiles (herps) are the most abundant and diverse vertebrate taxa in
tropical ecosystems. Nevertheless, little is known about their role in maintaining and …

Predicting the ecological consequences of declining biodiversity is an urgent challenge,
particularly in freshwater habitats where species declines and losses are among the highest …

Amphibians are a clade of over 8,400 species that provide unique research opportunities
and challenges. With amphibians undergoing severe global declines, we posit that …

Cyanobacteria are widespread in freshwater benthic environments, which include wetlands,
lake littoral zones, streams and rivers. This chapter outlines the major constraints on …