Status and Conservation of Midwestern Amphibians.
In 1990 an international group of biologists, meeting to discuss rumors of declines in the number of amphibians, discovered that amphibian disappearances once thought to be a local problem were not & mdash;the problem was global. And, even more disturbing, amphibians were disappearing not just f...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Iowa :
University of Iowa Press,
1998.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In 1990 an international group of biologists, meeting to discuss rumors of declines in the number of amphibians, discovered that amphibian disappearances once thought to be a local problem were not & mdash;the problem was global. And, even more disturbing, amphibians were disappearing not just from areas settled by humans but from regions of the world once believed to be pristine. Under the mantle of the Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force, this timely book addresses three fundamental questions for the midwestern United States: are amphibians declining; if so, why; and, if so, wha. |
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Notas: | 40. Locating Historical Information on Amphibian Populations. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (527 pages) |
ISBN: | 9781587292897 1587292890 |