EBOOK Extinction in Our Times:Global Amphibian Decline

For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on        earth, but since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many        cases quite suddenly and mysteriously. What is causing these extinctions? What role        do human actions play in them? What do they tell us about the overall state of        biodiversity on the planet? In Extinction in Our Times, James Collins and Martha        Crump explore these pressing questions and many others as they document the first        modern extinction event across an entire vertebrate class, using global examples        that range from the Sierra Nevada of California to the rainforests of Costa Rica and        the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. Joining scientific rigor and vivid        storytelling, this book is the first to use amphibian decline as a lens through        which to see more clearly the larger story of climate change, conservation of        biodiversity, and a host of profoundly important ecological, evolutionary, ethical,        philosophical, and sociological issues.