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Amphibian Declines: The Conservation Status of United States Species | Hardcover

by Michael Lannoo (Editor)

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Hardcover

Publisher:

University of California Press

Edition:

1st Edition

Page Count:

1,115 Pages

Publication Date:

June 15, 2005

Sales Rank:

1,014,070st

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Product Description
This benchmark volume documents in comprehensive detail a major environmental crisis: rapidly declining amphibian populations and the disturbing developmental problems that are increasingly prevalent within many amphibian species. Horror stories on this topic have been featured in the scientific and popular press over the past fifteen years, invariably asking what amphibian declines are telling us about the state of the environment. Are declines harbingers of devastated ecosystems or simply weird reflections of a peculiar amphibian world? This compendium--presenting new data, reviews of current literature, and comprehensive species accounts--reinforces what scientists have begun to suspect, that amphibians are a lens through which the state of the environment can be viewed more clearly. And, that the view is alarming and presages serious concerns for all life, including that of our own species. The first part of this work consists of more than fifty essays covering topics from the causes of declines to conservation, surveys and monitoring, and education. The second part consists of species accounts describing the life history and natural history of every known amphibian species in the United States.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)

A Classic Amphibian and Conservation Reference by a herper

5 Stars
December 18, 2007
Every species of amphibian in the U.S. has a detailed species account in the latter 55% of this book. "Amphbian Declines" therefore rivals Petranka's (1998) "Salamanders of the U.S. and Canada" with its species accounts. Amphibian Declines has accounts that are more up to date, contain pertinent conservation information, and includes anuran species. The first 45% of the book contains essays on interesting topics, however, I confess I have not read most of them (yet) perhaps because the sheer volume is daunting. There is no other book like this one. It is well worth the money for any researcher, manager, or conservation biologist interested in amphibians.

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