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Article: Effects of increased salinity and an introduced predator on lowland amphibians in Southern China: Species identity matters
Title | Effects of increased salinity and an introduced predator on lowland amphibians in Southern China: Species identity matters |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Amphibian China Freshwater wetlands Gambusia Lowland habitats Mosquitofish Salinization |
Issue Date | 2010 |
Publisher | Elsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/biocon |
Citation | Biological Conservation, 2010, v. 143 n. 5, p. 1079-1086 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Approximately 30% of amphibian species are threatened due to a variety of factors affecting their habitats and physiology, yet contributions that interactions among factors make to population declines are not well-explored. Two factors, introduced mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) and increased salinity, may coincide in lowland habitats used by breeding amphibians. Mosquitofish have been introduced worldwide and can be significant predators of amphibian larvae. Salinization of wetlands is an increasing problem globally due to (1) application of road deicing salts in temperate regions, (2) irrigation practices associated with intensive agriculture, and (3) saltwater intrusion due to sea-level rise. We investigated the effects of mosquitofish (G. affinis) and increasing salinity on five species of lowland wetland-breeding amphibians from southern China. We exposed anuran hatchlings to four salinity levels and two fish treatments and all combinations of the two factors in a series of experiments. Four of the species were susceptible to predation by mosquitofish, two were sensitive to increased salinity at concentrations >6% seawater, and one was tolerant of both increased salinity and mosquitofish. We found no interaction between the predator and increased salinity. Salinization and mosquitofish represent significant threats to lowland amphibians in this region and, coupled with the ongoing loss and degradation of lowland wetlands, portend a bleak future for lowland amphibian populations in the region. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/130014 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.9 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.985 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Karraker, NE | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Arrigoni, J | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Dudgeon, D | en_HK |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-12-23T08:45:36Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2010-12-23T08:45:36Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.citation | Biological Conservation, 2010, v. 143 n. 5, p. 1079-1086 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issn | 0006-3207 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/130014 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Approximately 30% of amphibian species are threatened due to a variety of factors affecting their habitats and physiology, yet contributions that interactions among factors make to population declines are not well-explored. Two factors, introduced mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) and increased salinity, may coincide in lowland habitats used by breeding amphibians. Mosquitofish have been introduced worldwide and can be significant predators of amphibian larvae. Salinization of wetlands is an increasing problem globally due to (1) application of road deicing salts in temperate regions, (2) irrigation practices associated with intensive agriculture, and (3) saltwater intrusion due to sea-level rise. We investigated the effects of mosquitofish (G. affinis) and increasing salinity on five species of lowland wetland-breeding amphibians from southern China. We exposed anuran hatchlings to four salinity levels and two fish treatments and all combinations of the two factors in a series of experiments. Four of the species were susceptible to predation by mosquitofish, two were sensitive to increased salinity at concentrations >6% seawater, and one was tolerant of both increased salinity and mosquitofish. We found no interaction between the predator and increased salinity. Salinization and mosquitofish represent significant threats to lowland amphibians in this region and, coupled with the ongoing loss and degradation of lowland wetlands, portend a bleak future for lowland amphibian populations in the region. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | en_HK |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/biocon | en_HK |
dc.relation.ispartof | Biological Conservation | en_HK |
dc.subject | Amphibian | en_HK |
dc.subject | China | en_HK |
dc.subject | Freshwater wetlands | en_HK |
dc.subject | Gambusia | en_HK |
dc.subject | Lowland habitats | en_HK |
dc.subject | Mosquitofish | en_HK |
dc.subject | Salinization | en_HK |
dc.title | Effects of increased salinity and an introduced predator on lowland amphibians in Southern China: Species identity matters | en_HK |
dc.type | Article | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Karraker, NE: karraker@hkucc.hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Dudgeon, D: ddudgeon@hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Karraker, NE=rp00714 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Dudgeon, D=rp00691 | en_HK |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.01.020 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-77951023141 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 177658 | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 178284 | - |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-77951023141&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_HK |
dc.identifier.volume | 143 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.spage | 1079 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.epage | 1086 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000278427700007 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Netherlands | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Karraker, NE=8708421900 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Arrigoni, J=36016038100 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Dudgeon, D=7006559840 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.citeulike | 6775428 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0006-3207 | - |