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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats
Nature, Volume 622, No. 7982, Year 2023
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Systematic assessments of species extinction risk at regular intervals are necessary for informing conservation action1,2. Ongoing developments in taxonomy, threatening processes and research further underscore the need for reassessment3,4. Here we report the findings of the second Global Amphibian Assessment, evaluating 8,011 species for the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. We find that amphibians are the most threatened vertebrate class (40.7% of species are globally threatened). The updated Red List Index shows that the status of amphibians is deteriorating globally, particularly for salamanders and in the Neotropics. Disease and habitat loss drove 91% of status deteriorations between 1980 and 2004. Ongoing and projected climate change effects are now of increasing concern, driving 39% of status deteriorations since 2004, followed by habitat loss (37%). Although signs of species recoveries incentivize immediate conservation action, scaled-up investment is urgently needed to reverse the current trends. © 2023, The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Chanson, Janice S.
United States, Austin
Re:wild
Canada, Toronto
Iucn Ssc Amphibian Specialist Group
Catenazzi, Alessandro
United States, Miami
Florida International University
Borzée, Amaël
Canada, Toronto
Iucn Ssc Amphibian Specialist Group
China, Nanjing
Nanjing Forestry University
Fong G, Ansel
Unknown Affiliation
de Silva, Anslem V.K.V.
Unknown Affiliation
Fouquet, Antoine
France, Toulouse
Laboratoire Évolution et Diversité Biologique
Angulo, Ariadne
Canada, Toronto
Iucn Ssc Amphibian Specialist Group
Diesmos, Arvin Cantor
Philippines, Los Banos
University of the Philippines Los Banos
Gratwicke, Brian
United States, Front Royal
Conservation and Research Center National Zoo
Tjaturadi, Burhan
Indonesia, Yogyakarta
Universitas Sanata Dharma
Chandramouli, Sumaithangi Rajagopalan
India, Puducherry
Pondicherry University
Strüssmann, Christine
Brazil, Cuiaba
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
Cortez-Fernandez, Claudia Fabiola
Bolivia, La Paz
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Bolivia
Azat, Claudio
Chile, Santiago
Universidad Andrés Bello
Hoskin, Conrad J.
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Hilton-Taylor, Craig
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Iucn
Gower, David J.
United Kingdom, London
The Natural History Museum, London
Olson, Deanna H.
United States, Washington, D.c.
United States Department of Agriculture
Cisneros-Heredia, Diego F.
Ecuador, Quito
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Bolaños, Federico
Costa Rica, San Jose
Universidad de Costa Rica
Xie, Feng
China, Beijing
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Andreone, Franco
Italy, Turin
Museo Regionale Di Scienze Naturali
Glaw, Frank
Germany, Munich
Zoologische Staatssammlung München
Castañeda, Franklin Enrique
United States, New York
Panthera Usa
Kraus, Fred
United States, Ann Arbor
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Parra-Olea, Gabriela
Mexico, Mexico
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Medina-Rangel, Guido Fabián
Colombia, Bogota
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Das, Indraneil
Malaysia, Kota Samarahan
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Urbina-Cardona, Nicolás Nicolás
Colombia, Bogota
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Crnobrnja-Isailovíc, Jelka
Serbia, Nis
University of Niš
Rowley, Jodi J.L.
Australia, Sydney
Australian Museum
Australia, Sydney
Unsw Sydney
Measey, John
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
China, Kunming
Yunnan University
Vasudevan, Karthikeyan
India, Hyderabad
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology India
Toledo, Luís Felipe
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Meegaskumbura, Madhava
China, Nanning
Guangxi University
Lampo, Margarita
Venezuela, Altos de Pipe
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas
Scherz, Mark D.
Denmark, Copenhagen
Københavns Universitet
Rödel, Mark Oliver
Germany, Berlin
Museum Für Naturkunde
Kusrini, Mirza Dikari
Indonesia, Bogor
Ipb University
Rais, Muhammad Naseer
Pakistan, Rawalpindi
Pmas-arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
Kouamé, N'Goran Germain G.
Cote D'ivoire, Daloa
Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé
Gonwouo, Legrand Nono
Cameroon, Yaounde
Université de Yaoundé I
Burrowes, Patricia A.
Puerto Rico, San Juan
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Wagner, Philipp
Germany, Munster
Allwetterzoo Münster
United States, Villanova
Villanova University
Kok, Philippe J.R.
Poland, Lodz
University of Lodz
United Kingdom, London
The Natural History Museum, London
Auguste, Renoir J.
Trinidad and Tobago, St Augustine
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
Hedges, Stephen Blair
United States, Philadelphia
Temple University
Biju, S. D. Das
India, New Delhi
University of Delhi
Ganesh, Sumaithangi Rajagopalan
India, Chennai
Chennai Snake Park
Wren, Sally
Canada, Toronto
Iucn Ssc Amphibian Specialist Group
New Zealand, Dunedin
University of Otago
Das, Sandeep
India, Chelari
University of Calicut
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Flechas, Sandra Victoria
Unknown Affiliation
Loader, Simon P.
United Kingdom, London
The Natural History Museum, London
Richards, Stephen J.
Australia, Adelaide
South Australian Museum
Slimani, Tahar
Morocco, Marakech
Université Cadi Ayyad
Nguyen, Truong Quang
Viet Nam, Hanoi
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Long, Barney
United States, Austin
Re:wild
Langhammer, Penny Flick
United States, Austin
Re:wild
United States, Tempe
Arizona State University
Stuart, Simon N.
Switzerland, Gland
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
United Kingdom, London
A Rocha International
United Kingdom, London
Synchronicity Earth
Statistics
Citations: 39
Authors: 59
Affiliations: 97
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/s41586-023-06578-4
ISSN:
00280836
Research Areas
Environmental