Complexity in conservation: lessons from the global decline of amphibian populations

By A. Blaustein, Joseph Kiesecker. 2002

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Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Global and Planetary Change, Social Psychology

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THE IMPACT OF INSECTICIDES AND HERBICIDES ON THE BIODIVERSITY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF AQUATIC COMMUNITIES (2006, background): “This result is of particular interest in light of the global decline of amphibians (Wake 1998, Alford and Richards 1999, Houlihan et al. 2001, Blaustein and Kiesecker 2002) which, in some cases, is correlated with a proximity to agricultural areas that use pesticides (Bishop et al. 1999, Davidson…”
Amphibian Population Declines: Evolutionary Considerations (2007, background): “There is concern about amphibian population declines in part because many biologists consider amphibians excellent indicators of environmental change and contamination (Blaustein 1994, Blaustein and Wake 1995).”
Concordant molecular and phenotypic data delineate new taxonomy and conservation priorities for the endangered mountain yellow‐legged frog (2007, background): “Causative factors include increased ultraviolet radiation (Blaustein et al., 1994), climate change (Pounds, Fogden & Campbell, 1999), introduction of non-native species (Kats & Ferrer, 2003), chemical contaminants (Boone & Bridges, 2003), emerging diseases (Daszak, Cunningham & Hyatt, 2003) and syne”
Parasitic chytrids: their effects on phytoplankton communities and food-web dynamics (2007, background): “Some phytoplankton species may become more susceptible to chytrids due to the increase of UV radiation, as reported for instance in a chytrid–amphibians relationship (Blaustein et al., 1994; Blaustein & Kiesecker, 2002).”
Habitat availability for amphibians and extinction threat: a global analysis (2015, background): “Furthermore, threats may act in synergy, determining particularly severe consequences (Blaustein & Kiesecker, 2002; Hof et al., 2012; Men endez-Guerrero & Graham, 2013).”
Amphibian declines: future directions (2003, background): “As suggested by the contributions to this issue, the mechanisms underlying amphibian declines are complex, and several causal factors are probably involved (Blaustein & Kiesecker, 2002; Collins & Storfer, 2003).”
The effects of the frog Eleutherodactylus coqui on invertebrates and ecosystem processes at two scales in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico (2003, background): “This is of concern because predators, for example, amphibians, appear to be declining in many parts of the tropical world (Blaustein & Kiesecker 2002, Lips 1998, Stallard 2001).”
Knowing the past to predict the future: land‐use change and the distribution of invasive bullfrogs (2010, background): “Bullfrog is considered among the most harmful invasive species, because it can outcompete and predate native species (Blaustein & Kiesecker, 2002; Kats & Ferrer, 2003), can interact with predatory fish which further increase their negative effect on native amphibians ( Blaustein & Kiesecker, 2002 ),”
Global warming and biodiversity: Evidence of climate-linked amphibian declines in Italy (2009, background): “For example the increase in sub-lethal exposures of UV-B radiation might increase the susceptibility of amphibians to contaminants, pathogens, or changes in climate (Pounds, 2001; Blaustein and Kiesecker, 2002).”
Ultraviolet radiation, toxic chemicals and amphibian population declines (2003, background): “The effects of UV-B radiation may vary with species, between populations of the same species, with weather conditions, geography and water chemistry (Blaustein et al., 1998; Blaustein & Kiesecker, 2002).”
Additive threats from pathogens, climate and land-use change for global amphibian diversity (2011, background): “The causes of these declines are a matter of continued research, but probably include climate change, land-use change and spread of the pathogenic fungal disease chytridiomycosi”
Ecological replacement of native red squirrels by invasive greys driven by disease (2003, background): “It is increasingly being recognized that wildlife populations exhibit a large degree of context dependency, with their dynamics often determined by interactions between a variety of both biotic and abiotic factors (Blaustein & Kiesecker 2002).”
COMBINED EFFECTS OF UV‐B RADIATION AND NITRATE FERTILIZER ON LARVAL AMPHIBIANS (2003, background): “Understanding the combined effects of multiple stressors is one of the most important problems facing ecologists and environmental risk assessors (Breitburg et al. 1998, Blaustein and Kiesecker 2002).”