Comments on: Measuring the amphibian meltdown http://conservationbytes.com/2009/01/09/measuring-the-amphibian-meltdown/ Conservation research... with bite Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:58:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tweetlinks, 9-24-09 [A Blog Around The Clock] « Technology Blogs http://conservationbytes.com/2009/01/09/measuring-the-amphibian-meltdown/#comment-2825 Tweetlinks, 9-24-09 [A Blog Around The Clock] « Technology Blogs Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:34:37 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=1280#comment-2825 [...] Measuring the amphibian meltdown [...] [...] Measuring the amphibian meltdown [...]

]]> By: How many frogs do we eat? « ConservationBytes.com http://conservationbytes.com/2009/01/09/measuring-the-amphibian-meltdown/#comment-1889 How many frogs do we eat? « ConservationBytes.com Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:52:02 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=1280#comment-1889 [...] frogs being eaten to extinction? We’re used to hearing about how disease, climate change, and habitat degradation are endangering amphibians, but conservationists are warning that frogs could be going the same way as the cod. Gastronomic [...] [...] frogs being eaten to extinction? We’re used to hearing about how disease, climate change, and habitat degradation are endangering amphibians, but conservationists are warning that frogs could be going the same way as the cod. Gastronomic [...]

]]> By: Marty Deveney http://conservationbytes.com/2009/01/09/measuring-the-amphibian-meltdown/#comment-1874 Marty Deveney Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:31:51 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=1280#comment-1874 Limited range size also increases the risks posed to populations by disease. The smaller and more homogeneous the range of an animal population, the greater the impact of introducing an exotic pathogen or having a new disease emerge in the population. Both of Australia's gastric brooding frogs became extinct despite large areas of their known native range being well protected (most of the known range of the northern gastric-brooding frog was contained within the Eungella National Park). In Costa Rica, the extinction of the golden toad occurred in similar circumstances. Ecotourists and other visitors who visit high biodiversity areas need to be educated about disease threats to wildlife and ways to manage threats to prevent disease incursions need to be developed and implemented. Marty Deveney Subprogram Leader, Aquatic Biosecurity SARDI Aquatic Sciences Limited range size also increases the risks posed to populations by disease. The smaller and more homogeneous the range of an animal population, the greater the impact of introducing an exotic pathogen or having a new disease emerge in the population. Both of Australia’s gastric brooding frogs became extinct despite large areas of their known native range being well protected (most of the known range of the northern gastric-brooding frog was contained within the Eungella National Park). In Costa Rica, the extinction of the golden toad occurred in similar circumstances.

Ecotourists and other visitors who visit high biodiversity areas need to be educated about disease threats to wildlife and ways to manage threats to prevent disease incursions need to be developed and implemented.

Marty Deveney
Subprogram Leader, Aquatic Biosecurity
SARDI Aquatic Sciences

]]> By: Steven Earl Salmony http://conservationbytes.com/2009/01/09/measuring-the-amphibian-meltdown/#comment-1872 Steven Earl Salmony Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:51:43 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=1280#comment-1872 Another prescription for saving life as we know it and the planet as a fit place for habitation by our children and coming generations could be to focus more of our attention on the global challenges presented to the human family by the overpopulation of Earth by the human species. One of the world's finest scientists, Dr. James E. Hansen says, "Tell Barack Obama the truth - the whole truth" about human-driven climate destabilization. Perhaps here and now, we will find that other great scientists, the likes of Jim Hansen and John Holdren, will speak out loudly, clearly and often to tell Barack Obama the truth - the whole truth about the apparently unforeseen and unfortunately unwelcome scientific research of human population dynamics as essentially similar to the population dynamics of other species; about absolute global human population numbers as a function of the world's food supply; about human population numbers being determined by food availability; and about the daunting threats potentially posed to the family of humanity and life as we know it, even in these early years of Century XXI, resulting from the skyrocketing growth of human population numbers worldwide. For repeated references to the good science of Russell Hopfenberg, Ph.D., and David Pimentel, Ph.D., please click on the links below. Comments from one and all are invited. Steven Earl Salmony AWAREness Campaign on The Human Population, established 2001 http://sustainabilityscience.org/content.html?contentid=1176 Another prescription for saving life as we know it and the planet as a fit place for habitation by our children and coming generations could be to focus more of our attention on the global challenges presented to the human family by the overpopulation of Earth by the human species.

One of the world’s finest scientists, Dr. James E. Hansen says, “Tell Barack Obama the truth – the whole truth” about human-driven climate destabilization.

Perhaps here and now, we will find that other great scientists, the likes of Jim Hansen and John Holdren, will speak out loudly, clearly and often to tell Barack Obama the truth – the whole truth about the apparently unforeseen and unfortunately unwelcome scientific research of human population dynamics as essentially similar to the population dynamics of other species; about absolute global human population numbers as a function of the world’s food supply; about human population numbers being determined by food availability; and about the daunting threats potentially posed to the family of humanity and life as we know it, even in these early years of Century XXI, resulting from the skyrocketing growth of human population numbers worldwide.

For repeated references to the good science of Russell Hopfenberg, Ph.D., and David Pimentel, Ph.D., please click on the links below. Comments from one and all are invited.

Steven Earl Salmony
AWAREness Campaign on The Human Population,
established 2001
http://sustainabilityscience.org/content.html?contentid=1176

]]> By: paula http://conservationbytes.com/2009/01/09/measuring-the-amphibian-meltdown/#comment-1871 paula Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:44:05 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=1280#comment-1871 Hi Corey, I can't help wondering why it's so so blinding - the worlds biodiversity is largely in tropical areas, mostly developing nations where habitat destruction is staggering...it doesn't matter how many scientific publications are published about this or that endangered species or group. Why? Because the solutions are unrelated to conservation, they are to do with development (especially agricultural), economies, poverty alleviation. I have a question for you to chew on - what do you think will be the impact of the latest trend that the west and middle eastern countries are buying or taking long leases on land in Africa and Asia for agriculture to feed hungry people back home. In Kenya we are feebly trying to keep Monsanto and GMO's at bay to protect indigenous crops...its hopeless. Our wonderful president is busy giving land away to Qattar...in exchange for the development of a port in Lamu - a Biosphere Reserve....As an African ecologist/conservationist I'm wondering if it's time to give up, retire from trying to fight these bastards, and go on a world tour to see whats left of the world while I can. Hi Corey, I can’t help wondering why it’s so so blinding – the worlds biodiversity is largely in tropical areas, mostly developing nations where habitat destruction is staggering…it doesn’t matter how many scientific publications are published about this or that endangered species or group. Why? Because the solutions are unrelated to conservation, they are to do with development (especially agricultural), economies, poverty alleviation. I have a question for you to chew on – what do you think will be the impact of the latest trend that the west and middle eastern countries are buying or taking long leases on land in Africa and Asia for agriculture to feed hungry people back home. In Kenya we are feebly trying to keep Monsanto and GMO’s at bay to protect indigenous crops…its hopeless. Our wonderful president is busy giving land away to Qattar…in exchange for the development of a port in Lamu – a Biosphere Reserve….As an African ecologist/conservationist I’m wondering if it’s time to give up, retire from trying to fight these bastards, and go on a world tour to see whats left of the world while I can.

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