Sperm collection and storage for the sustainable management of amphibian biodiversity

RK Browne, AJ Silla, R Upton, G Della-Togna… - Theriogenology, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Current rates of biodiversity loss pose an unprecedented challenge to the conservation
community, particularly with amphibians and freshwater fish as the most threatened …

Phylogenetic and trait-based prediction of extinction risk for data-deficient amphibians

P González-del-Pliego, RP Freckleton, DP Edwards… - Current Biology, 2019‏ - cell.com
Amphibians are among the most highly threatened lineages, with at least 2,000 species
estimated to be in danger of extinction [1, 2]. Alarmingly, another∼ 2,200 species (∼ 25% of …

Well-intentioned initiatives hinder understanding biodiversity conservation: Cloaked iNaturalist information for threatened species

RG Contreras-Díaz, J Nori, X Chiappa-Carrara… - Biological …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
To protect threatened species, iNaturalist, one of the most important repositories of
geographic information on species' geographic distributions, deliberately adds uncertainty to …

Predicting amphibian intraspecific diversity with machine learning: Challenges and prospects for integrating traits, geography, and genetic data

LN Barrow, E Masiero da Fonseca… - Molecular Ecology …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The growing availability of genetic data sets, in combination with machine learning
frameworks, offers great potential to answer long‐standing questions in ecology and …

Global trends of habitat destruction and consequences for parrot conservation

DL Vergara‐Tabares, JM Cordier… - Global Change …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Human advance on natural habitats is a major cause of biodiversity loss. This transformation
process represents a profound change in wooded environments, disrupting original …

Saving species beyond the protected area fence: Threats must be managed across multiple land tenure types to secure Australia's endangered species

SG Kearney, J Carwardine, AE Reside… - … Science and Practice, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The main effort to secure threatened species globally is to set aside land and sea for their
conservation via governance arrangements such as protected areas. But not even the …

Gaps in global wildlife trade monitoring leave amphibians vulnerable

AC Hughes, BM Marshall, CT Strine - Elife, 2021‏ - elifesciences.org
As the biodiversity crisis continues, we must redouble efforts to understand and curb
pressures pushing species closer to extinction. One major driver is the unsustainable trade …

[HTML][HTML] How habitat loss and fragmentation are reducing conservation opportunities for vertebrates in the most threatened savanna of the World

JPS Vieira-Alencar, BE Bolochio… - Perspectives in Ecology …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Effective, resilient and strategic protected area networks are essential to protect biodiversity
and human welfare, especially in vulnerable biodiversity hotspots. This is the case in the …

A functional perspective for global amphibian conservation

BE Bolochio, JN Lescano, JM Cordier, R Loyola… - Biological …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
In anurans, habitat requirements strongly influence morphological evolution, resulting in
ecomorphological groups. Current policy for amphibian conservation usually builds on …

Differential responses of amphibians and reptiles to land‐use change in the biodiversity hotspot of north‐eastern Madagascar

TR Fulgence, DA Martin… - Animal …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Large expanses of tropical rainforest have been converted into agricultural landscapes
cultivated by smallholder farmers. This is also the case in north‐eastern Madagascar; a …