Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere: Western Europe (Amphibian Biology, Vol. 11, Pt 3)

Description:

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 will be published in parts devoted to the causes of amphibian decline and to conservation measures in regions of the world; this Part 3 is concerned with Western Europe (Britain, Ireland, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain and Portugal).

Experts from each country contribute a chapter describing the ecological background and the conservation status of affected species, with an emphasis on native species. As well as infectious diseases and parasites (also covered in a general chapter), threats take the form of introduced and invasive species, pollution, destruction and alteration of habitat, and climate change. These are discussed as they affect each species. All these countries have monitoring schemes and conservation programmes, whose origins and activities are described. Recommendations for action are also made.

Edited by leading scholars in the field, Volume 11, when complete, will therefore 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.

Contents

31 Infectious Diseases that May Threaten Europe’s Amphibians

Trenton W. J. Garner, An Martel, Jon Bielby, Jaime Bosch, Lucy G. Anderson, Anna Meredith, Andrew A. Cunningham, Matthew C. Fisher, Daniel A. Henk, and Frank Pasmans

32 Conservation and Declines of Amphibians in Ireland

Ferdia Marnell

33 Amphibian Declines and Conservation in Britain

John W. Wilkinson and Richard A. Griffiths

34 Conservation and Declines of Amphibians in The Netherlands

Anton H. P. Stumpel

35 Amphibian Declines and Conservation in Belgium

Gerald Louette and Dirk Bauwens

36 Amphibian Declines and Conservation in France

Jean-Pierre Vacher and Claude Miaud

37 Conservation and Declines of Amphibians in Spain

Cesar Ayres, Enrique Ayllon, Jaime Bosch, Alberto Montori, Manuel Ortiz-Santaliestra and Vicente Sancho

38 Conservation and Declines of Amphibians in Portugal

Rui Rebelo, Maria José Domingues Castro, Maria João Cruz, José Miguel Oliveira, José Teixeira, and Eduardo Crespo