Facing Extinction in Real Time

Amphibian populations worldwide are under threat as a result of additive effects of multiple stressors. A sense of impending doom has enveloped the community of amphibian biologists for more than two decades, as evidence has built that the subjects of their research are in severe difficulty. What at...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 335; no. 6072; pp. 1052 - 1053
Main Author Wake, David B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington American Association for the Advancement of Science 02.03.2012
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects
Amphibians
Biology
Climate change
Climate change adaptation
Ecological genetics
Extinction
Paleoclimatology
PERSPECTIVES
Population ecology
Population genetics
Reptiles & amphibians
Salamanders
Species extinction
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:Amphibian populations worldwide are under threat as a result of additive effects of multiple stressors. A sense of impending doom has enveloped the community of amphibian biologists for more than two decades, as evidence has built that the subjects of their research are in severe difficulty. What at first was a puzzle based mainly on anecdotes ( 1 ) became an evident fact when intensive studies were completed: Throughout the world, amphibians are in decline, and many species—perhaps 40%—face imminent extinction ( 2 ). Recent studies have elucidated some agents for amphibian losses and projected the likely prospects for amphibian survival across the globe. The picture that emerges is disturbing.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1218364