Climate and amphibian declines

被引:131
作者
Pounds, JA [1 ]
机构
[1] Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve & Trop Sci Ctr, Golden Toad Lab Conservat, Puntarenas 5655, Costa Rica
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10.1038/35070683
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Various reasons have been proposed for the falling numbers of amphibians in many parts of the world. Changing climate is likely to be a key factor - But with complicated links to the immediate causes of these population declines.
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页码:639 / 640
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