Worldwide

Declines
What is the scope of the problem prepared by a student of EKA-1-M
what are the causes Teslia Vladyslav
what can be done? NUFT 2023
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• I. Introduction

• Amphibians, a unique
group of vertebrates
containing over 7,000
known species, are
threatened worldwide.

• A 2004 global assessment

found that nearly one-
third (32%) of the world's
amphibians are
threatened, representing
1,850 species.
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 II. Maps of Global
Declines

To understand the
scope of global
declines, an
introduction to
amphibian biodiversity
is useful.
Amphibian diversity is
highest in the tropics,
especially in the
Amazon. Brazil has the
most described species,
over a 1,000 species.
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• A global map of
threatened species
highlights where the
most vulnerable and
endangered species
are concentrated
• These are the
territories of North
America in the
California Floristic
Province,
Mesoamerica and
the Caribbean,
western Africa in the
Gulf of Guinea, Asia
and and Australia.

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 III. Why Are Amphibian
Populations Declining?
Clearly, the most
important factor leading
to amphibian population
declines is habitat
destruction. When forests
are cleared it is no
surprise that species that
once lived there
disappear. What is
alarming is that there are
many cases where the
habitat is protected and
amphibians are still
disappearing
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An emerging disease called
chytridiomycosis and global climate
change are thought the be the biggest
threats to amphibians.

Chytridiomycosis is a disease caused by

the fungal pathogen. This pathogen is
associated with the global loss of hundreds
of species of amphibians and represents a
spectacular loss of biodiversity.
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• IV. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO SAVE AMPHIBIANS?
• 1 - reduce anthropogenic impact on ecosystems
• 2 - to study methods of combating amphibian diseases
• 3 - to implement the culture of keeping endangered species
in captivity

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Sources :
https://amphibiawe
b.org/declines/
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