Amphibian Biology, Volume 11, Part 4, livre ebook

Amphibian species around the world are unusually vulnerable to a variety of threats, by no means all of which are properly understood. Volume 11 in this major series is published in parts devoted to the causes of amphibian decline and to conservation measures in regions of the world. This volume, Part 4 in the series, is concerned with Southern Europe (Italy, Malta, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Cyprus).

Each chapter has been written by experts from each country, describing the ecological background and the conservation status of affected species, with an emphasis on native species. As well as infectious diseases and parasites, threats take the form of introduced and invasive species, pollution, destruction and alteration of habitat, and climatic change. These are discussed as they affect each species. All these countries have monitoring schemes and conservation programs, whose origins and activities are described. Recommendations for action are also made.

Edited by leading scholars in the field, Volume 11, when complete, will provide a definitive survey of the amphibian predicament and a stimulus to further research with the objective of arresting the global decline of an entire class of animal.

39 The amphibians of the Italian region: A review of conservation status - Franco Andreone

40 Amphibian conservation and declines in Malta - Patrick J. Schembri

41 Conservation and declines of amphibians in Croatia - Olga Jovanović and Dušan Jelić

42 Conservation and declines of amphibians in Slovenia - David Stanković, Martina Lužnik, and Katja Poboljšaj

43 Conservation and decline of European amphibians: The Republic of Serbia - Jelka Crnobrnja-Isailović and Momir Paunović

44 Amphibian declines and conservation in Montenegro - Ruža Ćirović

45 Status of amphibians in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Avdul Adrović

46 Conservation and protection status of amphibians in Macedonia - Bogoljub Sterijovski

47 Amphibians of Albania - Idriz Haxhiu

48 Declines and conservation of amphibians in Greece - Konstantinos Sotiropoulos and Petros Lymberakis

49 Amphibian conservation and decline in Romania - Dan Cogălniceanu and Laurenţiu Rozylowicz

50 Conservation and decline of amphibians in Hungary - Judit Vörös, István Kiss, and Miklós Puky

51 Conservation and declines of amphibians in Bulgaria - Nikolay Dimitrov Tzankov and Georgi Sashev Popgeorgiev

52 Amphibian conservation and decline in Turkey - Kurtuluş Olgun and Nazan Üzüm

53 Conservation of amphibians in Cyprus - Petros Lymberakis, Haris Nicolaou, and Konstantinos Sotiropoulos

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