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Amphibian lovers have teamed up to create a social networking site, the Global Amphibian Blitz, where citizen scientists can submit photographs of amphibians in order to help scientists track their worldwide decline and hopefully find a way to halt it.
Tag: frogs
Despite global amphibian decline, number of known species soars
July 30, 2012:
Publicity over the past 25 years about the decline of amphibians worldwide has led to an explosion of research on the causes and exploration to find new species. AmphibiaWeb now counts 7,000 amphibian species, up from 5,000 a mere 12 years ago.
Sierra frog die-off due to dehydrating fungus
April 26, 2012:
UC Berkeley ecologist Jamie Voyles and SF State professor Vance Vredenburg took blood samples from frogs in the Sierra Nevada to track the spread of the deadly chytrid fungus. They found that the fungus disrupts fluid and electrolyte balance in wild frogs, severely depleting the frogs’ sodium and potassium levels and causing cardiac arrest and death.
UC’s natural reserves give species new lease on life
December 6, 2010:
The International Union for Conservation of Nature this year singled out UC’s system of 36 natural reserves — a haven for the state’s diverse ecosystems and species for nearly half a century — as one of the “20 best biodiversity success stories.” The UC Newsroom reports on efforts by the reserves to reintroduce and foster the survival of endangered and threatened species.
