Quantitative evidence for global amphibian population declines

By J. Houlahan, C. Findlay, B. R. Schmidt, A. Meyer, S. Kuzmin. Nature, 2000

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Conservation Biology of Caecilian Amphibians (2005, background): “Although known for frogs and salamanders, unequivocal declines have not been documented for caecilians (e.g., Houlahan et al. 2000; Young et al. 2001), and the group is barely mentioned in a recent volume on amphibian conservation (Semlitsch 2003).”
Monitoring the distribution of pond‐breeding amphibians when species are detected imperfectly (2005, background): “These new statistical models will allow a better assessment of the status and trends of endangered species and a better understanding of the factors that affect persistence and decline of amphibians ( Houlahan et al., 2000; Stuart et al., 2004).”
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…”
Anthropogenic environmental change and the emergence of infectious diseases in wildlife. (2001, background): “Recent analyses suggest that this phenomenon began in the 1960s (Houlahan et al., 2000).”
COMPETITION AND PREDATION MEDIATE THE INDIRECT EFFECTS OF AN INSECTICIDE ON SOUTHERN LEOPARD FROGS (2004, background): “Our study is particularly timely given the current concerns about worldwide amphibian declines (Houlahan et al. 2000) and given that one of the proposed reasons for the decline is environmental contamination by anthropogenic chemicals such as pesticides (Relyea and Mills 2001, Sparling et al. 2001,…”
Effects of environmental change on helminth infections in amphibians: exploring the emergence of Ribeiroia and Echinostoma infections in North America. (2009, neutral): “With one-third of all species in decline and >100 species extinct or suspected extinct in the last 25 years, amphibians are considered the most imperiled class of vertebrates worldwide (Houlahan et al. 2000 ; Stuart et al. 2004) .”
Rapid enigmatic decline drives the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) to the edge of extinction in the Netherlands (2013, background): “…are experiencing declines globally, exemplified not only by population declines, but also by range reductions and extinctions of some species (Houlahan et al., 2000; Stuart et al., 2004; IUCN, 2012), and they may be part of a sixth major extinction event (Wake and Vredenburg, 2008), for…”
The effects of 20 years of highway presence on the genetic structure of Rana dalmatina populations (2006, background): “With regard to the general debate on amphibian population declines (Houlahan et al., 2000; Kiesecker, Blaustein & Belden, 2001), the strong level of genetic differentiation revealed here supports the notion that anthropogenic impact may be one of the main causes.”
Additive threats from pathogens, climate and land-use change for global amphibian diversity (2011, background): “Amphibians are experiencing population declines in all regions of the worl”
Why you should use capture-recapture methods when estimating survival and breeding probabilities: on bias, temporary emigration, overdispersion, and common toads (2002, methodology): “Only ca. 5% of the 936 time series used by Houlahan et al. (2000) were based on CR methods and there are CR survival estimates for only a few amphibian species (Gittins, 1983; Nichols et al., 1987; Wood et al., 1998; Holenweg Peter, 2001; there are a few for reptiles).”
Population Declines and Priorities for Amphibian Conservation in Latin America (2001, background): “Although there is evidence that amphibian populations are declining on every continent where they occur, contributions to the study of the problem come primarily from scientists based in the United States, Europe, and Australia (Houlahan et al. 2000).”
COMBINED EFFECTS OF UV‐B RADIATION AND NITRATE FERTILIZER ON LARVAL AMPHIBIANS (2003, background): “As part of a global decline in the Earth’s biodiversity, amphibian populations are declining worldwide (Alford and Richards 1999, Houlahan et al. 2000, Davidson et al. 2001, Blaustein and Kiesecker 2002).”
Optical characteristics of natural waters protect amphibians from UV-B in the U.S. Pacific Northwest (2002, background): “Substantial evidence exists that many amphibian populations have declined in the past 40 yr across the Earth (Blaustein and Wake 1990, Fellers and Drost 1993, Lips 1999, Pounds et al. 1999, Houlahan et al. 2000, Knapp and Matthews 2000).”
Amphibian Population Declines: Evolutionary Considerations (2007, background): “This biodiversity crisis is exemplified by the population declines and extinctions of amphibian species around the world (Blaustein et al. 1994a, 1994b, Houlahan et al. 2000, Stuart et al. 2004).”
Coverage Provided by the Global Protected-Area System: Is It Enough? (2004, background): “Amphibians appear to be declining (Houlahan et al. 2000) as a result not only of habitat loss but also of numerous other threats, including fungal disease, pesticides, ultraviolet-B radiation, climate change, and synergistic interactions between these and other factors.”
The amphibian decline crisis: A watershed for conservation biology? (2005, result): “Temporal patterns of amphibian decreases reflect the major impact of habitat destruction in Europe during the mid-twentieth century, in contrast with more recent declines elsewhere (Houlahan et al., 2000).”
Presence of an emerging pathogen of amphibians in introduced bullfrogs Rana catesbeiana in Venezuela (2004, background): “Amphibian populations have been declining globally over the past few decades (Halliday, 1998; Houlahan et al., 2000).”