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   Land abandonment may reduce disturbance and affect the breeding sites of an Endangered amphibian in northern Italy

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   décembre, 2013

   Italie

   demande de compensation

   agriculture

   propriétaire foncier

   Although human-related disturbance is usually detrimental for biodiversity, in some instances it can simulate natural processes and benefit certain species. Changes in the disturbance regime, both natural and human-driven, can affect species that rely on it. The Apennine yellow-bellied toad Bombina variegata pachypus, an amphibian endemic to peninsular Italy, has declined throughout its range in the last 3 decades. We sought to identify the drivers of the decline in the region of Liguria, at the north-western limit of its distribution.