dc.contributor.author |
Zúñiga Vega, JJ |
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dc.contributor.author |
Flores Villela, Oscar Alberto |
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dc.contributor.author |
freías Alvarez, P |
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dc.date.accessioned |
20130312T14:39:11Z |
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dc.date.available |
20130312T14:39:11Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2010 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Freías-Alvarez, P., Zúñiga-Vega, J. J. and Flores-Villela, O. 2010. A general assessment of the conservation status and decline trends of Mexican amphibians. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19(13): 3699-3742 |
en_US |
dc.identifier.issn |
9603115 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/11154/140885 |
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dc.description.abstract |
We present a review on the conservation status and population trends of the 372 amphibian species currently recognized for Mexico. We based our analyses on the information gathered by the International Union for the Conservation of Naturethe Global Amphibian Assessment (IUCNGAA) as well as on available literature about imminent or potential threats to these organisms in Mexico. This country has the fifth largest amphibian fauna in the world and almost 58% of the species that inhabit this country are considered as threatened. We highlight the proportion of species per order, family, and genus that are currently under severe risk in Mexico. In addition, we prepared a detailed list of the main factors that are threatening amphibians in this country. Evidence is provided that the six main mechanisms that are globally leading amphibians to extinction (alien species, overexploitation, land use change, global changes, pollution, and infectious diseases) are indeed currently operating in Mexico. We discuss the relative importance of each of these causes. We also highlight the paucity of quantitative studies that support the current conservation status of Mexican amphibian species. |
en_US |
dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.title |
A general assessment of the conservation status and decline trends of Mexican amphibians |
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dc.type |
Artículo de investigación |
en_US |
dc.identifier.idprometeo |
20 |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1007/s1053101099239 |
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dc.source.novolpages |
19(13): 3699-3742 |
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dc.subject.wos |
Biodiversity Conservation |
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dc.subject.wos |
Ecology |
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dc.subject.wos |
Environmental Sciences |
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dc.description.index |
WoS: SCI, SSCI o AHCI |
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dc.subject.keywords |
Conservation status |
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dc.subject.keywords |
IUCN red list |
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dc.subject.keywords |
Mexican amphibians |
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dc.subject.keywords |
Population trends |
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dc.subject.keywords |
Threatened species |
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dc.relation.journal |
Biodiversity and Conservation |
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dc.description.Departamento |
Departamento de Biología Evolutiva |
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dc.relation.Instadscription |
Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM |
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