Amphibian Biology, Volume 11, Part 4
Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere: Southern Europe & Turkey
Harold Heatwole, John W. Wilkinson
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Amphibian Biology, Volume 11, Part 4
Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere: Southern Europe & Turkey
Harold Heatwole, John W. Wilkinson
About This Book
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.
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- Copyright Page
- Table of contents of volume 11, Amphibian Biology: Eastern Hemisphere, Part 4 (Southern Europe and Turkey)
- Contents of previous parts of volume 11, Amphibian Biology: Eastern Hemisphere
- Contributors to Part 4 (Southern Europe and Turkey)
- Editorsâ preface
- 39 The amphibians of the Italian region: A review of conservation status
- 40 Amphibian conservation and declines in Malta
- 41 Conservation and declines of amphibians in Croatia
- 42 Conservation and declines of amphibians in Slovenia
- 43 Conservation and decline of European amphibians: The Republic of Serbia
- 44 Amphibian declines and conservation in Montenegro
- 45 Status of amphibians in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 46 Conservation and protection status of amphibians in Macedonia
- 47 Amphibians of Albania
- 48 Declines and conservation of amphibians in Greece
- 49 Amphibian conservation and decline in Romania
- 50 Conservation and decline of amphibians in Hungary
- 51 Conservation and declines of amphibians in Bulgaria
- 52 Amphibian conservation and decline in Turkey
- 53 Conservation of amphibians in Cyprus
- Index