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Mathwin R, Wassens S, Gibbs MS, Young J, Ye Q, Saltré F, Bradshaw CJA. Modeling the effects of water regulation on the population viability of a threatened amphibian. Ecosphere 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Rupert Mathwin
- Global Ecology (Partuyarta Ngadluku Wardli Kuu), College of Science and Engineering Flinders University Adelaide South Australia Australia
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- School of Environmental Sciences Charles Sturt University Albury New South Wales Australia
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- School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering The University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia
- Land and Water, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Urrbrae South Australia Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering Flinders University Adelaide South Australia Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering Flinders University Adelaide South Australia Australia
- South Australian Research and Development Institute West Beach South Australia Australia
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- Global Ecology (Partuyarta Ngadluku Wardli Kuu), College of Science and Engineering Flinders University Adelaide South Australia Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (EpicAustralia.org.au) Wollongong New South Wales Australia
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- Global Ecology (Partuyarta Ngadluku Wardli Kuu), College of Science and Engineering Flinders University Adelaide South Australia Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (EpicAustralia.org.au) Wollongong New South Wales Australia
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Beranek CT, Maynard C, McHenry C, Clulow J, Mahony M. Identifying a limiting factor in the population dynamics of a threatened amphibian: The influence of extended female maturation on operational sex ratio. AUSTRAL ECOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/aec.13098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Chad T. Beranek
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences University of Newcastle University Drive Biology Building Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
- FAUNA Research Alliance Kahibah NSW Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences University of Newcastle University Drive Biology Building Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences University of Newcastle University Drive Biology Building Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
- FAUNA Research Alliance Kahibah NSW Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences University of Newcastle University Drive Biology Building Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
- FAUNA Research Alliance Kahibah NSW Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences University of Newcastle University Drive Biology Building Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
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Kiss I, Hamer AJ, Vörös J. Life history modelling reveals trends in fitness and apparent survival of an isolated Salamandra salamandra population in an urbanised landscape. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-021-01521-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Goldingay RL, Newell DA, McHugh D, Bolitho L. Population stability in an unmanaged population of the green and golden bell frog in northern New South Wales, Australia. AUST J ZOOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1071/zo20101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Population monitoring is required to guide conservation programs. We conducted a capture–mark–recapture study of a population of the vulnerable green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea) at the northern end of its range. Frogs were captured and marked over three breeding seasons (2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18) in a large coastal lagoon. We aimed to: (1) produce annual estimates of population size to describe population trajectory, and (2) investigate monthly variation in abundance, capture probability, and temporary emigration to understand how these factors change at a finer temporal scale. Frog abundance varied across the three annual breeding seasons: 60–280 adult males, 120–190 adult females, and 90–420 subadults. We infer that the population is stable because adult abundance estimates were higher after 2015/16. Because our study sampled only half the available breeding habitat, the overall population may number 350–850 adults. Our modelling revealed >40 males but <20 females were detected in the sample area in our monthly samples. Estimates of temporary emigration were high (males: 0.54; females: 0.79), suggesting behaviour that made frogs unavailable for capture between months. Our results suggest that monitoring at greater than annual intervals should be adequate to monitor the future trend of this population.
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Taylor CM, Keppel G, O'Sullivan S, Peters S, Kerr GD, Williams CR. Indiscriminate feeding by an alien population of the spotted-thighed frog (Litoria cyclorhyncha) in southern Australia and potential impacts on native biodiversity. AUST J ZOOL 2019. [DOI: 10.1071/zo19042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Litoria cyclorhyncha (Hylidae) is native to southern Western Australia, but a naturalised population has established on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. We investigated the diet of this exotic population to assess potential impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems. Seventy-six frogs were collected from three different habitats and their diet items assigned to parataxonomic units (PU) within orders. Stomach contents were diverse, containing 467 prey items from 19 orders and 135 PU, with extrapolation suggesting a diet of ~200 PU. Shannon diversity estimates of prey items consumed produced different rankings for the three habitats at the PU and order level. Therefore, estimates at the order level may not be representative of the actual diversity of prey items. L. cyclorhyncha consumed mainly arthropods and low numbers of conspecific young frogs, geckos and a juvenile house mouse. This generalist, indiscriminate predatory diet is similar to that of other hylids and implies that the species poses a risk to native biodiversity and ecosystem processes by predation and competition. Therefore, further spread of this species needs to be prevented. Our findings can inform effective policies and management actions to mitigate future impacts of L. cyclorhyncha.
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Davis RA, Lohr CA, Dale Roberts J. Frog survival and population viability in an agricultural landscape with a drying climate. POPUL ECOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/1438-390x.1001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Robert A. Davis
- School of Science; Edith Cowan University; Joondalup Western Australia Australia
- School of Biological Sciences; University of Western Australia; Perth Western Australia Australia
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- Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions; Science and Conservation Division; Perth Western Australia Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences; University of Western Australia; Perth Western Australia Australia
- Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management; University of Western Australia; Perth Western Australia Australia
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Southwell DM, Heard GW, McCarthy MA. Optimal timing of biodiversity offsetting for metapopulations. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2018; 28:508-521. [PMID: 29266594 DOI: 10.1002/eap.1666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2016] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Biodiversity offsetting schemes permit habitat destruction, provided that losses are compensated by gains elsewhere. While hundreds of offsetting schemes are used around the globe, the optimal timing of habitat creation in such projects is poorly understood. Here, we developed a spatially explicit metapopulation model for a single species subject to a habitat compensation scheme. Managers could compensate for destruction of a patch by creating a new patch either before, at the time of, or after patch loss. Delaying patch creation is intuitively detrimental to species persistence, but allowed managers to invest financial compensation, accrue interest, and create a larger patch at a later date. Using stochastic dynamic programming, we found the optimal timing of patch creation that maximizes the number of patches occupied at the end of a 50-yr habitat compensation scheme when a patch is destroyed after 10 yr. Two case studies were developed for Australian species subject to habitat loss but with very different traits: the endangered growling grass frog (Litoria raniformis) and the critically endangered Mount Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-wren (Spititurus malachurus intermedius). Our results show that adding a patch either before or well after habitat destruction can be optimal, depending on the occupancy state of the metapopulation, the interest rate, the area of the destroyed patch and metapopulation parameters of the focal species. Generally, it was better to delay patch creation when the interest rate was high, when the species had a relatively high colonization rate, when the patch nearest the new patch was occupied, and when the destroyed patch was small. Our framework can be applied to single-species metapopulations subject to habitat loss, and demonstrates that considering the timing of habitat compensation could improve the effectiveness of offsetting schemes.
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- Darren M Southwell
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- School of Environmental Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Albury, 2640, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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Terrestrial habitat and individual fitness increase survival of a freshwater turtle in an urban landscape. Urban Ecosyst 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11252-017-0708-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Goldingay RL, Parkyn J, Newell DA. No evidence of protracted population decline across 17 years in an unmanaged population of the green and golden bell frog in north-eastern New South Wales. AUST J ZOOL 2017. [DOI: 10.1071/zo16087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Describing the population trends of threatened species over time is central to their management and conservation. The green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea) is a formerly common species of south-eastern Australia that has declined to ~40 populations in New South Wales, and experienced a substantial contraction of its geographic range. We aimed to determine whether an unmanaged population at the northern end of its range had declined across a 17-year period. We estimated population size at the beginning and end of this period, using several population models to fully characterise this population. Different modelling approaches gave different population estimates. Based on a similar number of survey occasions the adult male segment of the population was estimated using the Popan model at 112.0 (±13.5, s.e.; 95% CI: 85.5–138.8) in 1998/99 and 95.2 (±17.6; 60.8–129.7) in 2015/16. With the inclusion of maturing subadults following the practice of earlier studies, the population was estimated at 163.6 (±25.9; 112.8–214.5) males in 2015/16. These estimates represent an index of a larger population because the largest wetland was subsampled. Our data provide no evidence of a declining population. Our study highlights the need to understand the implications of using different population models and two age-classes to estimate population parameters.
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Rose LE, Heard GW, Chee YE, Wintle BA. Cost-effective conservation of an endangered frog under uncertainty. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2016; 30:350-361. [PMID: 26395969 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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How should managers choose among conservation options when resources are scarce and there is uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of actions? Well-developed tools exist for prioritizing areas for one-time and binary actions (e.g., protect vs. not protect), but methods for prioritizing incremental or ongoing actions (such as habitat creation and maintenance) remain uncommon. We devised an approach that combines metapopulation viability and cost-effectiveness analyses to select among alternative conservation actions while accounting for uncertainty. In our study, cost-effectiveness is the ratio between the benefit of an action and its economic cost, where benefit is the change in metapopulation viability. We applied the approach to the case of the endangered growling grass frog (Litoria raniformis), which is threatened by urban development. We extended a Bayesian model to predict metapopulation viability under 9 urbanization and management scenarios and incorporated the full probability distribution of possible outcomes for each scenario into the cost-effectiveness analysis. This allowed us to discern between cost-effective alternatives that were robust to uncertainty and those with a relatively high risk of failure. We found a relatively high risk of extinction following urbanization if the only action was reservation of core habitat; habitat creation actions performed better than enhancement actions; and cost-effectiveness ranking changed depending on the consideration of uncertainty. Our results suggest that creation and maintenance of wetlands dedicated to L. raniformis is the only cost-effective action likely to result in a sufficiently low risk of extinction. To our knowledge we are the first study to use Bayesian metapopulation viability analysis to explicitly incorporate parametric and demographic uncertainty into a cost-effective evaluation of conservation actions. The approach offers guidance to decision makers aiming to achieve cost-effective conservation under uncertainty.
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- Lucy E Rose
- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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Heard GW, Canessa S, Parris KM. Interspecific variation in the phenology of advertisement calling in a temperate Australian frog community. Ecol Evol 2015; 5:3927-38. [PMID: 26442760 PMCID: PMC4588642 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Spatial and temporal partitioning of resources underlies the coexistence of species with similar niches. In communities of frogs and toads, the phenology of advertisement calling provides insights into temporal partitioning of reproductive effort and its implications for community dynamics. This study assessed the phenology of advertisement calling in an anuran community from Melbourne, in southern Australia. We collated data from 1432 surveys of 253 sites and used logistic regression to quantify seasonality in the nightly probability of calling and the influence of meteorological variables on this probability for six species of frogs. We found limited overlap in the predicted seasonal peaks of calling among these species. Those shown to have overlapping calling peaks are unlikely to be in direct competition, due to differences in larval ecology (Crinia signifera and Litoria ewingii) or differences in calling behavior and acoustics (Limnodynastes dumerilii and Litoria raniformis). In contrast, closely related and ecologically similar species (Crinia signfera and Crinia parinsignifera;Litoria ewingii and Litoria verreauxii) appear to have staggered seasonal peaks of calling. In combination with interspecific variation in the meteorological correlates of calling, these results may be indicative of temporal partitioning of reproductive activity to facilitate coexistence, as has been reported for tropical and temperate anurans from other parts of the globe.
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- Geoffrey W Heard
- School of BioSciences The University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia ; Department of Biology University of York Wentworth Way York YO10 5DD UK
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- School of BioSciences The University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia
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- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences The University of Melbourne Burnley Campus 500 Yarra Boulevard Richmond Victoria 3121 Australia
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Keely CC, Hale JM, Heard GW, Parris KM, Sumner J, Hamer AJ, Melville J. Genetic structure and diversity of the endangered growling grass frog in a rapidly urbanizing region. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2015; 2:140255. [PMID: 26361543 PMCID: PMC4555848 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.140255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Two pervasive and fundamental impacts of urbanization are the loss and fragmentation of natural habitats. From a genetic perspective, these impacts manifest as reduced genetic diversity and ultimately reduced genetic viability. The growling grass frog (Litoria raniformis) is listed as vulnerable to extinction in Australia, and endangered in the state of Victoria. Remaining populations of this species in and around the city of Melbourne are threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation due to urban expansion. We used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and microsatellites to study the genetic structure and diversity of L. raniformis across Melbourne's urban fringe, and also screened four nuclear gene regions (POMC, RAG-1, Rhod and CRYBA1). The mtDNA and nuclear DNA sequences revealed low levels of genetic diversity throughout remnant populations of L. raniformis. However, one of the four regions studied, Cardinia, exhibited relatively high genetic diversity and several unique haplotypes, suggesting this region should be recognized as a separate Management Unit. We discuss the implications of these results for the conservation of L. raniformis in urbanizing landscapes, particularly the potential risks and benefits of translocation, which remains a contentious management approach for this species.
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- Claire C. Keely
- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia
- Sciences Department, Museum Victoria, Carlton 3053, Australia
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- Sciences Department, Museum Victoria, Carlton 3053, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia
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- Sciences Department, Museum Victoria, Carlton 3053, Australia
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- Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne c/o School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia
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- Sciences Department, Museum Victoria, Carlton 3053, Australia
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Heard GW, Scroggie MP, Clemann N, Ramsey DSL. Wetland characteristics influence disease risk for a threatened amphibian. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2014; 24:650-662. [PMID: 24988766 DOI: 10.1890/13-0389.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Identifying determinants of the probability and intensity of infections is important for understanding the epidemiology of wildlife diseases, and for managing their impact on threatened species. Chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, has decimated populations of some amphibians. However, recent studies have identified important environmental constraints on the disease, related to the pathogen's physiological tolerances. In this study, we identified several intrinsic and extrinsic determinants of the probability and intensity of chytrid infections for the threatened growling grass frog (Litoria raniformis) in southeastern Australia, and used mark-recapture to estimate the effect of chytrid infections on the probability of survival of these frogs. Water temperature and salinity had negative effects on both the probability and intensity of chytrid infections. We coupled models of the infection process with a model of the effect of chytrid infections on the probability of survival to assess variation in the impact of chytridiomycosis between wetlands with differing temperature and salinity profiles. Our results suggest that warm, saline wetlands may be refuges from chytridiomycosis for L. raniformis, and should be priorities for protection. Our results also suggest that management actions that increase water temperature (e.g., reducing canopy shading) and salinity (e.g., complementing inflows with groundwater) could be trialed to reduce the impacts of chytridiomycosis on this species. This and other recent studies highlight the value of research on environmental risk factors for chytridiomycosis.
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Araújo CVM, Shinn C, Moreira-Santos M, Lopes I, Espíndola ELG, Ribeiro R. Copper-driven avoidance and mortality in temperate and tropical tadpoles. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2014; 146:70-75. [PMID: 24291082 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Revised: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Amphibians have experienced an accentuated population decline in the whole world due to many factors, one of them being anthropogenic contamination. The present study aimed to assess the potential effect of copper, as a worldwide and reference contaminant, on the immediate decline of exposed population due to avoidance and mortality responses in tadpoles of three species of amphibians across climatic zones: a South American species, Leptodactylus latrans, a North American species, Lithobates catesbeianus, and a European species, Pelophylax perezi. A non-forced exposure system with a copper gradient along seven compartments through which organisms could freely move was used to assess the ability of tadpoles to detect and avoid copper contamination. All species were able to avoid copper at a concentration as low as 100 μg L(-1). At the lowest (sublethal) concentrations (up to 200 μg L(-1)) avoidance played an exclusive role for the population decline, whereas at the highest concentrations (> 450 μg L(-1)) mortality was the response determining population decline. The median concentrations causing exposed population immediate decline were 93, 106 and 180 μg L(-1) for Le. latrans, Li. catesbeianus and P. perezi, respectively. Contaminants might, therefore, act as environmental disruptors both by generating low-quality habitats and by triggering avoidance of tadpoles, which could be an important response contributing to dispersion patterns, susceptibility to future stressors and decline of amphibian populations (together with mortality).
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- Cristiano V M Araújo
- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal.
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- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
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- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- NEEA-Núcleo de Estudos em Ecossistemas Aquáticos, CRHEA, USP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- IMAR-Instituto do Mar, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Apartado 3046, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
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Pickett EJ, Stockwell MP, Bower DS, Pollard CJ, Garnham JI, Clulow J, Mahony MJ. Six-year demographic study reveals threat of stochastic extinction for remnant populations of a threatened amphibian. AUSTRAL ECOL 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/aec.12080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Evan John Pickett
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences; University of Newcastle; Newcastle New South Wales Australia
- School of Biological Sciences; University of Hong Kong; Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building Pok Fu Lam Road Hong Kong
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences; University of Newcastle; Newcastle New South Wales Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences; University of Newcastle; Newcastle New South Wales Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences; University of Newcastle; Newcastle New South Wales Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences; University of Newcastle; Newcastle New South Wales Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences; University of Newcastle; Newcastle New South Wales Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences; University of Newcastle; Newcastle New South Wales Australia
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Heard GW, McCarthy MA, Scroggie MP, Baumgartner JB, Parris KM. A Bayesian model of metapopulation viability, with application to an endangered amphibian. DIVERS DISTRIB 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Geoffrey W. Heard
- School of Botany; University of Melbourne; Melbourne; Vic. 3010; Australia
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- Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research; Department of Sustainability and Environment; P.O. Box 137; Heidelberg; Vic. 3084; Australia
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- School of Botany; University of Melbourne; Melbourne; Vic. 3010; Australia
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