▪ Abstract Declines and losses of amphibian populations are a global problem with complex
local causes. These may include ultraviolet radiation, predation, habitat modification …

Amphibians are frequently characterized as having limited dispersal abilities, strong site
fidelity and spatially disjunct breeding habitat. As such, pond‐breeding species are often …

Coordinated efforts by ecologists and natural resource managers are necessary to balance
the conservation of biological diversity with the potential for sustained economic …

Inventory, monitoring, and experimental studies have been the primary approaches for
documenting and understanding the problem of amphibian declines. However, little …

For many species, not all required resources are contained in breeding habitat. Such
species depend on landscape complementation, ie, linking together different landscape …

Management of amphibian populations to reverse recent declines will require defining high‐
quality habitat for individual species or groups of species, followed by efforts to retain or …

We used an experimental approach to investigate the effects of landscape composition on
the initial dispersal success of juvenile amphibians. Larval amphibians—spotted …

In the last decade there has been increasing evidence of amphibian declines from relatively
pristine areas. Some declines are hypothesized to be the result of egg mortality caused by …

Even among widespread species with high reproductive potentials and significant dispersal
abilities, the probability of extinctions should be correlated both with population size …

Roads are the ultimate manifestation of urbanization, providing an essential connectivity
within and between rural and heavily populated areas. The ecological impacts roads have …