Amphibian conservation
By: edited by Raymond D. Semlitsch ; foreword by David B. Wake
Contributors: Semlitsch, Raymond D
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Amphibian declines; Endangered species; Wildlife conservation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-308) and index
Table of contents: title: General threats to amphibians / Raymond D. Semlitsch; title: Conservation of pond-breeding amphibians / Raymond D. Semlitsch; title: Conservation of North American stream amphibians / Paul Stephen Corn, R. Bruce Bury, and Erin J. Hyde; title: Conservation of terrestrial salamanders with direct development / Richard L . Wyman; title: Conservation of amphibians in the new world tropics / Martha L. Crump; title: Conservation of amphibians in the old world tropics: defining unique problems associated with regional fauna / Jean-Marc Hero and Luke P. Shoo; title: Natural population fluctuations and human influences: null models and interactions / Joseph H. K. Pechmann; title: Habitat destruction and alteration: historical trends and future prospects for amphibians / C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. and Lora L. Smith; title: Invasive species as a global problem: toward understanding the worldwide decline of amphibians / Joseph M. Kiesecker; title: Pathogens, infectious disease, and immune defenses / Cynthia Carey, Allan P. Pessier, and Angela D. Peace; title: Ecology and evolution of infectious disease / James P. Collins ... [et al.]; title: Effects of pesticides on amphibian populations / Michelle D. Boone and Christine M. Bridges; title: What is causing deformed amphibians? / Stanley K. Sessions; title: Global change: challenges facing amphibians / Andrew R. Blaustein ... [et al.]; title: Human exploitation of amphibians: direct and indirect impacts / John B. Jensen and Carlos D. Camp; title: Societal values and attitudes: their history and sociological influences on amphibian conservation problems / J. Whitfield Gibbons; title: Managing ecosystems for amphibian conservation / Aram J. K. Calhoun and Malcolm L. Hunter, Jr.; title: A foundation for conservation and management of amphibians / Raymond D. Semlitsch and Betsie B. Rothermel