Alien predators and amphibian declines: review of two decades of science and the transition to conservation

By L. Kats, Ryan P. Ferrer. 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Prediction and validation of the potential global distribution of a problematic alien invasive species — the American bullfrog (2007, background): “The large tadpoles of this species can outcompete the larvae of native species; moreover, adults are generalist predators and also prey on other amphibians (Blaustein & Kiesecker, 2002; Kats & Ferrer, 2003).”
Innate and Learned Predator Recognition Mediated by Chemical Signals in Eurycea nana (2008, background): “This has been described as a primary cause of native amphibian population declines and extinctions in some habitats where non-native predators have been introduced (Knapp & Matthews 2000; Adams et al. 2001; Pilliod & Peterson 2001; Kats & Ferrer 2003).”
Introduced invertebrates are important prey for a generalist predator (2005, background): “Introduced predators or competitors can have large, potentially catastrophic effects on vertebrate populations (Adams et al ., 2003; Kats & Ferrer, 2003; Kiesecker, 2003), so attention is clearly warranted; however, the effects of introduced prey may also be important and are generally ignored.”
Sub‐alpine amphibian distributions related to species palatability to non‐native salmonids in the Klamath mountains of northern California (2006, background): “…and other lentic-associated biota (e.g. Bradford, 1989; Tyler et al ., 1998a; Knapp et al ., 2001; Matthews et al ., 2001; Pilliod & Peterson, 2001; Hoffman et al ., 2003; Vredenburg, 2004; Knapp, 2005) (see Kats & Ferrer (2003) for a general review of the impacts of alien predators on amphibians).”
Documented and Potential Biological Impacts of Recreational Fishing: Insights for Management and Conservation (2006, background): “In particular the introduction of alien species can have disastrous effects on the native fish communities and ecosystems (e.g., Parker et al., 2001; Perry et al., 2002; Kats and Ferrer, 2003; Simon and Townsend, 2003), and may contribute to the homogenization of the worldwide freshwater fauna (Rahe”
Survivorship in Wild Frogs Infected with Chytridiomycosis (2006, background): “…include habitat loss (Hero and Morrison, 2004), overexploitation (Lannoo et al., 1994; Jensen and Camp, 2003), invasive species (Gillespie, 2001; Kats and Ferrer, 2003), climate change (Pounds, 2001; Williams et al., 2003; Pounds et al., 2006), pollutants (Davidson et al., 2001; Hayes et al.,…”
The effect of fish and aquatic habitat complexity on amphibians (2007, methodology): “The following criteria were used when grouping fish species in these categories: their feeding biology in Romania (Ba ˘ na ˘ rescu, 1964; Wilhelm 2000), experimental observation reports about their harming effect on the different life stages of amphibians (see Teplitsky et al., 2003 for the species ”
Origin and genetic diversity of mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) introduced to Europe (2010, positive): “Collectively, these two species are considered among the most invasive fish, with well known effects in the decline and local extinction of native amphibians and fishes (Courtenay and Meffe 1989; Kats and Ferrer 2003; Alcaraz et al. 2008).”
The amphibian decline crisis: A watershed for conservation biology? (2005, background): “Declines and local extinctions have been variously ascribed to introduced fish, other amphibians such as bullfrogs R. catesbeiana and cane toads Bufo marinus, and crayfish (Kats and Ferrer, 2003).”
Pattern of distribution of the American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana in Europe (2007, background): “one of the most harmful invasive species, since it negatively affects native amphibians through competition and predation (Lowe et al. 2000; Kats and Ferrer 2003; Beebee and Griffiths 2005).”
Invasive Species and Amphibian Conservation (2020, background): “Two decades ago, Kats and Ferrer (2003) summarized the negative impacts of IAS on amphibians.”