Author: Eanna Ni LamhnaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Provisional Distribution Atlas of Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals in Ireland
Author: Eanna Ni LamhnaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Provisional Distribution Maps of Amphibians, Reptiles, & Mammals in Ireland
Author: Mary CrichtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Provisional Distribution Maps of Amphibians, Reptiles & Mammals in Ireland
Author: Provisional Atlas of Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals in Ireland
Author: Mary CrichtonAmphibian Biology, Volume 11, Part 3
Author: Harold HeatwolePublisher: Pelagic Publishing
ISBN: 190780756X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book 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.
Atlas of Amphibians and Reptiles in Europe
Author: Jean-Pierre GascPublisher: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
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Category : Amphibians
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Présente la répartition géographique, la taxinomie, l'état de la population et les problèmes de conservation des espèces d'amphibiens et de reptiles en Europe.
The Irish Naturalists' Journal
Author: Alien Reptiles and Amphibians
Author: Fred KrausPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402089465
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 571
Book Description
Transportation of species to areas outside their native ranges has been a feature of human culture for millennia. During this time such activities have largely been viewed as beneficial or inconsequential. However, it has become increasingly clear that human-caused introductions of alien biota are an ecological disruption whose consequences rival those of better-known insults like chemical pollution, habitat loss, and climate change. Indeed, the irreversible nature of most alien-species int- ductions makes them less prone to correction than many other ecological problems. Current reshuffling of species ranges is so great that the present era has been referred to by some as the “Homogocene” in an effort to reflect the unique mag- tude of the changes being made. These alien interlopers often cause considerable ecological and economic d- age where introduced. Species extinctions, food-web disruptions, community alte- tions, ecosystem conversion, changes in nutrient cycling, fisheries collapse, watershed degradation, agricultural loss, building damage, and disease epidemics are among the destructive – and frequently unpredictable – ecological and economic effects that invasive alien species can inflict. The magnitude of these damages c- tinues to grow, with virtually all environments heavily used by humans now do- nated by alien species and many “natural” areas becoming increasingly prone to alien invasion as well. Attention to this problem has increased in the past decade or so, and efforts to prevent or limit further harm are gaining wider scientific and political acceptance.
Irish Publishing Record
Author: An Irish Beast Book
Author: J. S. FairleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description