{"product_id":"amphibian-biology-harold-heatwole-9781907807534","title":"Amphibian Biology: Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere: Southern Europe \u0026 Turkey","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 is published in parts devoted to the causes of amphibian decline and to conservation measures in regions of the world. This volume, Part 4 in the series, is concerned with Southern Europe (Italy, Malta, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Cyprus). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach chapter has been written by experts from each country, describing the ecological background and the conservation status of affected species, with an emphasis on native species. As well as infectious diseases and parasites, threats take the form of introduced and invasive species, pollution, destruction and alteration of habitat, and climatic change. These are discussed as they affect each species. All these countries have monitoring schemes and conservation programs, whose origins and activities are described. Recommendations for action are also made. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited by leading scholars in the field, Volume 11, when complete, will 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harold Heatwole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1907807535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781907807534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pelagic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.37d","brand":"Harold Heatwole","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48113751687423,"sku":"9781907807534","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_70a80230-82f5-483a-9207-4d8ca3b94ab3.jpg?v=1769617081","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/amphibian-biology-harold-heatwole-9781907807534","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}