Nature Communications (Sep 2018)
Quantifying climate sensitivity and climate-driven change in North American amphibian communities
- David A. W. Miller,
- Evan H. Campbell Grant,
- Erin Muths,
- Staci M. Amburgey,
- Michael J. Adams,
- Maxwell B. Joseph,
- J. Hardin Waddle,
- Pieter T. J. Johnson,
- Maureen E. Ryan,
- Benedikt R. Schmidt,
- Daniel L. Calhoun,
- Courtney L. Davis,
- Robert N. Fisher,
- David M. Green,
- Blake R. Hossack,
- Tracy A. G. Rittenhouse,
- Susan C. Walls,
- Larissa L. Bailey,
- Sam S. Cruickshank,
- Gary M. Fellers,
- Thomas A. Gorman,
- Carola A. Haas,
- Ward Hughson,
- David S. Pilliod,
- Steven J. Price,
- Andrew M. Ray,
- Walt Sadinski,
- Daniel Saenz,
- William J. Barichivich,
- Adrianne Brand,
- Cheryl S. Brehme,
- Rosi Dagit,
- Katy S. Delaney,
- Brad M. Glorioso,
- Lee B. Kats,
- Patrick M. Kleeman,
- Christopher A. Pearl,
- Carlton J. Rochester,
- Seth P. D. Riley,
- Mark Roth,
- Brent H. Sigafus
Affiliations
- David A. W. Miller
- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Pennsylvania State University
- Evan H. Campbell Grant
- U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, SO Conte Anadromous Fish Lab
- Erin Muths
- U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center
- Staci M. Amburgey
- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Pennsylvania State University
- Michael J. Adams
- U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
- Maxwell B. Joseph
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder
- J. Hardin Waddle
- U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
- Pieter T. J. Johnson
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Maureen E. Ryan
- School of Environment and Forest Sciences, University of Washington
- Benedikt R. Schmidt
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich
- Daniel L. Calhoun
- U.S. Geological Survey, South Atlantic Water Science Center
- Courtney L. Davis
- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Pennsylvania State University
- Robert N. Fisher
- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center
- David M. Green
- Redpath Museum, McGill University
- Blake R. Hossack
- U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
- Tracy A. G. Rittenhouse
- Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Connecticut
- Susan C. Walls
- U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
- Larissa L. Bailey
- Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
- Sam S. Cruickshank
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich
- Gary M. Fellers
- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center
- Thomas A. Gorman
- Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech
- Carola A. Haas
- Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech
- Ward Hughson
- Parks Canada
- David S. Pilliod
- U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
- Steven J. Price
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Kentucky
- Andrew M. Ray
- Greater Yellowstone Network, National Park Service
- Walt Sadinski
- U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
- Daniel Saenz
- U. S. Department of Agriculture, Southern Research Station, Forest Service
- William J. Barichivich
- U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
- Adrianne Brand
- U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, SO Conte Anadromous Fish Lab
- Cheryl S. Brehme
- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center
- Rosi Dagit
- Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Katy S. Delaney
- National Park Service-Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area
- Brad M. Glorioso
- U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
- Lee B. Kats
- Natural Sciences Division, Seaver College, Pepperdine University
- Patrick M. Kleeman
- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center
- Christopher A. Pearl
- U.S. Geological Survey, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
- Carlton J. Rochester
- U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center
- Seth P. D. Riley
- National Park Service-Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area
- Mark Roth
- U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
- Brent H. Sigafus
- U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06157-6
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 15
Abstract
Amphibians have seen large population declines, but the key drivers are hard to establish. Here, Miller et al. investigate trends of occupancy for 81 species of amphibians across North America and find greater sensitivity to water availability during breeding and winter conditions than mean climate.
