The Amphibians of the Former Soviet Union
Author : S. L. Kuzʹmin
Publisher : Pensoft Pub
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 45,42 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789546420459
Author : S. L. Kuzʹmin
Publisher : Pensoft Pub
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 45,42 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789546420459
Author : Sergius L. Kuzmin
Publisher : Pensoft Publishers
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 33,61 MB
Release : 1997-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9789546420176
Author : Sergius Kuzmin
Publisher :
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 12,9 MB
Release : 2013
Category :
ISBN : 9789546429025
Author : Sergius L. Kuzmin
Publisher : Pensoft Pub
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 29,95 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789546426932
Author : Sergei M. Drobenkov
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 10,14 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Amphibians
ISBN : 9789546422613
Author : William Edward Duellman
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 42,16 MB
Release : 1999-07-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780801861154
Sweet, University of California, Santa Barbara; Michael J. Tyler, University of Adelaide, Australia; Zhao Er-Mi, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Peoples Republic of China
Author : Mykola Mykolaĭovych Shcherbak
Publisher : Society for the Study of
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 43,82 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780916984397
Author : Michael J. Benton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 35,56 MB
Release : 2003-12-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521545822
Unique reference volume covering major vertebrate fossil finds in former Soviet Union never before described in English.
Author : Amaël Borzée
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 23,92 MB
Release : 2024-01-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 0323914098
Continental Northeast Asian Amphibians: Origins, Behavioral Ecology, and Conservation is the only comprehensive compilation of knowledge on the amphibious species of the Korean Peninsula. Along with accounts for each species, the book introduces the biogeographic history, behavioral patterns, ecological requirements, and threats in the region. Written by a leading expert on Asian amphibians, this book delves into the details of origin and life history and distinguishes which variables have been instrumental to the distribution of populations and amphibian biodiversity in this region. Sections provide detailed accounts for field identification and range of the species' behavior during both breeding and non-breeding seasons. Finally, the book provides in-depth accounts on the threats and trends for each species, considering the current conservation pressure in the region. Each point is explained in relation with the very contrasted landscapes of the region that include two rather different species assemblages, one on the alluvial plains and the other at higher elevation on mountain ranges. - Provides the biogeographic history of each amphibian species in the region - Discusses the behavioral ecology of each species, along with differences and similarities between species - Addresses ecological requirements and habitat information - Details current threats and conservation efforts that can be made to protect vulnerable amphibians
Author : Fred Kraus
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 18,82 MB
Release : 2008-12-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1402089465
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.