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Amphibian declines [[electronic resource] ] : a United States' response to the global phenomenon / / edited by Michael J. Lannoo
| Amphibian declines [[electronic resource] ] : a United States' response to the global phenomenon / / edited by Michael J. Lannoo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1117 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.95/78 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LannooMichael J |
| Soggetto topico |
Amphibian declines
Amphibian declines - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adenocarcinoma
agriculture amphibians animal populations biodiversity biology climate change conservation deforestation disease ecology environment environmentalism frogs genetics global warming habitat lakes malformation malformed frogs minnesota natural sciences nature nonfiction northern cricket frogs overwintering parasites pesticides pollution population declines radiation risk factors rivers salamander science ultraviolet wetlands wild animals woodland salamanders xenobiotics zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-75915-9
9786612759154 0-520-92943-8 1-4175-9332-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Amphibian Declines -- Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Advisory Board -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part One. Conservation Essays -- Introduction -- 1. Diverse Phenomena Influencing Amphibian Population Declines -- 2. Why Are Some Species In Decline But Others Not? -- 3. Philosophy, Value Judgments, And Declining Amphibians -- 4. Embracing Human Diversity In Conservation -- 5. Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force -- Declines -- 6. Meeting The Challenge Of Amphibian Declines With An Interdisciplinary Research Program -- 7. Biology Of Amphibian Declines -- 8. Declines Of Eastern North American Woodland Salamanders (Plethodon) -- 9. Decline Of Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- 10. Overwintering In Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- Causes -- 11. Repercussions Of Global Change -- 12. Lessons From Europe -- 13. Risk Factors And Declines In Northern Cricket Frogs (Acris Crepitans) -- 14. Ultraviolet Radiation -- 15. Xenobiotics -- 16. Variation In Pesticide Tolerance -- 17. Lucké Renal Adenocarcinoma -- 18. Malformed Frogs In Minnesota: History And Interspecific Differences -- 19. Parasites Of North American Frogs -- 20. Parasite Infection And Limb Malformations: A Growing Problem In Amphibian Conservation -- 21. Pine Silviculture -- 22. Commercial Trade -- Conservation -- 23. Houston Toads And Texas Politics -- 24. Amphibian Conservation Needs -- 25. Amphibian Population Cycles And Long-Term Data Sets -- 26. Landscape Ecology -- 27. Conservation Of Texas Spring And Cave Salamanders (Eurycea) -- 28. Lessons From The Tropics -- 29. Taxonomy And Amphibian Declines -- 30. Conservation Systematics: The Bufo Boreas Species Group -- 31. Factors Limiting The Recovery Of Boreal Toads (Bufo B. Boreas) -- 32. Southwestern Desert Bufonids -- 33. Amphibian Ecotoxicology -- 34. Museum Collections -- 35. Critical Areas -- 36. Creating Habitat Reserves For Migratory Salamanders -- 37. Population Manipulations -- 38. Exotic Species -- 39. Protecting Amphibians While Restoring Fish Populations -- 40. Reflections Upon Amphibian Conservation -- Surveys And Monitoring -- 41. Distribution Of South Dakota Anurans -- 42. Nebraska's Declining Amphibians -- 43. Museum Collections Can Assess Population Trends -- 44. Monitoring Salamander Populations In Great Smoky Mountains National Park -- 45. North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (Naamp) -- 46. Evaluating Calling Surveys -- 47. Geographical Information Systems And Survey Designs -- 48. Impacts Of Forest Management On Amphibians -- 49. Monitoring Pigment Pattern Morphs Of Northern Leopard Frogs -- Education -- 50. The National Amphibian Conservation Center -- 51. A Thousand Friends Of Frogs: Its Origins -- A Perspective -- 52. Of Men And Deformed Frogs: A Journalist's Lament -- Part Two. Species Accounts -- Introduction -- Anura -- Ascaphidae -- Family Bufonidae -- Family Dendrobatidae -- Family Hylidae -- Family Leptodactylidae -- Family Microhylidae -- Family Pelobatidae -- Family Pipidae -- Family Ranidae -- Family Rhinophrynidae -- Caudata -- Family Ambystomatidae -- Family Amphiumidae -- Family Cryptobranchidae -- Family Dicamptodontidae -- Family Plethodontidae -- Family Proteidae -- Family Rhyacotritonidae -- Family Salamandridae -- Family Sirenidae -- Epilogue: Factors Implicated In Amphibian Population Declines In The United States -- Conclusion -- Literature Cited -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783318103321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Malformed Frogs : The Collapse of Aquatic Ecosystems / / Michael Lannoo
| Malformed Frogs : The Collapse of Aquatic Ecosystems / / Michael Lannoo |
| Autore | Lannoo Michael |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
| Disciplina | 571.9/51789 |
| Soggetto topico |
Frogs - Research
Frogs - Abnormalities |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
aquatic ecosystems
chemical runoff collapsed ecosystems deformed animals deformity ecology environmental conservation protection environmental problems evolution extra digits extra limbs frogs healthy ecosystems human populations life sciences malformed frogs misaligned legs missing digits missing limbs natural phenomenon nonfiction nutrients parasitology pesticide runoff practical solutions radiographic images scientists wetland ecology |
| ISBN |
1-281-75271-1
1-4356-8481-8 9786611752712 0-520-94253-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. What is an Amphibian Malformation? -- 2. Malformed Frog Types -- 3. Hotspots -- 4. Causes -- 5. Resolutions -- 6. Human Malformations and Causes -- 7. Solutions -- Species Affected -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782563603321 |
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2008] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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