Using FaO aquaculture production statistics, the global production of cultured crustaceans
for 2018 is predicted to be a8. 63 million tonnes. the growth of the shrimp industry, however …

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 …

A number of studies indicate that tropical arthropods should be particularly vulnerable to
climate warming. If these predictions are realized, climate warming may have a more …

Anthropogenic trade and development have broken down dispersal barriers, facilitating the
spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative …

Vocalizations of anuran amphibians have received much attention in studies of behavioral
ecology and physiology, but also provide informative characters for identifying and …

The current biodiversity crisis encompasses a sixth mass extinction event affecting the entire
class of amphibians. The infectious disease chytridiomycosis is considered one of the major …

Biodiversity is declining at unprecedented rates worldwide. Yet cascading effects of
biodiversity loss on other taxa are largely unknown because baseline data are often …

Emerging infectious diseases are reducing biodiversity on a global scale. Recently, the
emergence of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans resulted in rapid …

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 …

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