Direct and Indirect Effects of Climate Change on Amphibian Populations

By A. Blaustein, Susan C. Walls, Betsy A Bancroft, Joshua J. Lawler, C. Searle, Stephanie S. Gervasi. 2010

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As part of an overall decline in biodiversity, populations of many organisms are declining and species are being lost at unprecedented rates around the world. This includes many populations and species of amphibians. Although numerous factors are affecting amphibian populations, we show potential direct and indirect effects of climate change on amphibians at the individual, population and community level. Shifts in amphibian ranges are predicted. Changes in climate may affect survival, growth, reproduction and dispersal capabilities. Moreover, climate change can alter amphibian habitats including vegetation, soil, and hydrology. Climate change can influence food availability, predator-prey relationships and competitive interactions which can alter community structure. Climate change can also alter pathogen-host dynamics and greatly influence how diseases are manifested. Changes in climate can interact with other stressors such as UV-B radiation and contaminants. The interactions among all these factors are complex and are probably driving some amphibian population declines and extinctions.

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

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• Impact of climate change on biodiversity and associated key ecosystem services in Africa: a systematic review (2018, background): “temperature and increased CO2 levels associated with global climate change (Adler, Leiker, and Levine 2009; Andrew et al. 2010; Dawson et al. 2011).”
• Engineering a future for amphibians under climate change (2011, background): “Given the pressing nature of the problem, it is sensible to target such effort toward high-risk areas and species (Lawler et al. 2009; Blaustein et al. 2010) as well as locations where species are most likely to persist or migrate to under climate change (e.g. cool or stable wet environments,…”