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Amphibian Conservation
Global evidence for the effects of interventions
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About The Book
This synopsis is part of the Conservation Evidence project and provides a useful resource for conservationists. It forms part of a series designed to promote a more evidence-based approach to biodiversity conservation. Others in the series include bee, bird, farmland and bat conservation and many others are in preparation.
Approximately 32% of the 7,164+ amphibian species are currently threatened with extinction and at least 43% of species are declining. Despite this, until recently amphibians and their conservation had received little attention. Although work is now being carried out to conserve many species, often it is not adequately documented.
This book brings together and summarises the available scientific evidence and experience relevant to the practical conservation of amphibians.
The authors consulted an international group of amphibian experts and conservationists to produce a thorough summary of what is known, or not known, about the effectiveness of amphibian conservation actions across the world.
Product Details
- Publisher: Pelagic (May 16, 2014)
- Length: 279 pages
- ISBN13: 9781907807855
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Raves and Reviews
This book clearly brings us a large step closer to making the right choices in practical nature management, and is indispensable for those involved in doing so.
– Tom Stumpel, RAVON
This is part of an ambitious series that aims toward accumulating a comprehensive summary of evidence on the effects of conservation interventions on saving the diversity of life over the entire planet.
– Francis R. Cook, Canadian Field Naturalist
It will be a valuable guide for graduate students interested in evaluating evidence for effective amphibian conservation, and is sure to generate new approaches, critical analyses, and discussions.
– Karen R. Lips, Copeia
This book is a useful tool and perhaps an ideal first step for identifying or rejecting potential interventions for amphibian conservation ...
– Mike Phillips, Herpetological Bulletin
This excellent book reports many successful attempts to conserve amphibians at a local scale but, globally, the sixth mass extinction continues to gather pace.
– Tim Halliday, Phyllomedusa
Amphibian Conservation is a welcome antidote to the proliferation of depressing reports of amphibian declines. The book is packed with literature summaries and citations; a veritable information goldmine for graduate students and researchers. It also admirably provides decision makers with a well-researched resource of proven interventions that can be employed to stem/reverse the decline of amphibian populations.
– John G. Palis, Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society
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