Drought-induced shifts in hydroperiod can drastically reduce reproductive success and accelerate larval development with fitness consequences while, on land, desiccation risk and habitat degradation could limit access to refugia and fragment populations by reducing structural connectivity. These environmental constraints are compounded by the interactions between drought and emerging infectious diseases. Leer más.
Cool-and-wet-adapted amphibians were more infected with B. dendrobatidis during warm-and-dry spells, while warm-and-dry-adapted hosts showed higher B. dendrobatidis infection during cool-and-wet spells. For Ranavirus, mismatches occurred under opposite climatic conditions to those of B. dendrobatidis. Leer más.
Conservation efforts targeting the preservation of natural pond hydrological processes and mitigating nutrient pollution are critical for safeguarding amphibian biodiversity in Europe and contributing to broader freshwater conservation goals. Leer más.
Artisanal fishermen reported a mean annual capture of 1.5 turtles per boat indicating that a minimum of 1675 sea turtles could be landed per year in this fishing sector alone, with 65% in Santiago Island (which host the country’s capital, Praia). Leer más.
Our findings suggest that latitude and elevation are encompassing critical factors influencing body size, reflecting the impact of climatic factors like aridity on tortoise morphology. Leer más.
