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SUBMITTER: Nunes AL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6408899 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nunes Ana L AL Fill Jennifer M JM Davies Sarah J SJ Louw Marike M Rebelo Alexander D AD Thorp Corey J CJ Vimercati Giovanni G Measey John J
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20190201 1897
The exponential increase in species introductions during the Anthropocene has brought about a major loss of biodiversity. Amphibians have suffered large declines, with more than 16% considered to be threatened by invasive species. We conducted a global meta-analysis of the impacts of alien species on native amphibians to determine which aspects of amphibian ecology are most affected by plant, invertebrate, fish, amphibian, reptile, or mammal introductions. Measures of fitness were most strongly ...[more]