Dramatic Declines in Neotropical Salamander Populations Are an Important Part of the Global Amphibian Crisis

We document major declines of many species of salamanders at several sites in Central America and Mexico, with emphasis on the San Marcos region of Guatemala, one of the best studied and most diverse salamander communities in the Neotropics. Profound declines of several formerly abundant species, in...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - 106(2009), 9, Seite 3231-3236
1. Verfasser:	Rovito, Sean M. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Parra-Olea, Gabriela, Vásquez-Almazán, Carlos R., Papenfuss, Theodore J., Wake, David B.
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Schlagworte:	climate change elevational transect Guatemala Mexico Plethodontidae Biological sciences Social sciences Environmental studies Physical sciences