Decline of disjunct green salamander (Aneides aeneus) populations in the southern appalachians
Biological Conservation
By: Jeffrey D. Corser
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Abstract
Coincident with other amphibians around the world Aneides aeneus, a terrestrial plethodontid salamander, suffered a population collapse in a disjunct portion of its range in the mid-late 1970s. Long-term monitoring of seven historical green salamander populations throughout the 1990s showed a 98% decline in relative abundance since 1970. Three out of six populations first discovered in 1991 also crashed in 1996-1997. The synchronized suddenness of the declines, their region-wide impact, and effects on both small and larger populations, suggest the role of a novel agent of mortality beginning in the mid-late 1970s. Acting alone, but more likely in concert, habitat loss, overcollecting, epidemic disease and climate change could account for this region-wide decline.
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Corser, J.D., 2001, Decline of disjunct green salamander (Aneides aeneus) populations in the southern appalachians: Biological Conservation, v. 97, no. 1, p. 119-126, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00106-3.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Decline of disjunct green salamander (Aneides aeneus) populations in the southern appalachians |
| Series title | Biological Conservation |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00106-3 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Biological Conservation |
| First page | 119 |
| Last page | 126 |