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 jbet777 rated 17 months ago -
Image title: Frog
Photographer: seanstayte on flickr.com.
Title: Amphibians In Losing Race With Environmental Change
Website: Science Daily
Date: May 5, 2007
From the page: "In the face of these challenges, amph-
ibians appear to be losing the battle -- of 5,743
known sp...
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- parvez rated 17 months ago
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Spare a thought for amphibians!
- jbet777 rated 17 months ago
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Image title: Frog
Photographer: seanstayte on flickr.com.
Title: Amphibians In Losing Race With Environmental Change
Website: Science Daily
Date: May 5, 2007
From the page: "In the face of these challenges, amph-
ibians appear to be losing the battle -- of 5,743
known species of amphibians on Earth, 43 percent are
in decline, 32 percent are threatened and 168 species
are believed extinct. The impacts of changes are far
more pervasive on amphibians than many other verte-
brates, such as birds or mammals.
"Historically, amphibians were adept at evolving to
deal with new conditions," Blaustein said. "What they
are doing is showing us just how rapid and unprece-
dented are the environmental changes under way. Many
other species will also be unable to evolve fast
enough to deal with these changes. Because of their
unique characteristics, the amphibians are just the
first to go."
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