News From the Field Dying Frogs Sign of a Biodiversity Crisis
August 12, 2008
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Devastating declines of amphibian species around the world are a sign of a biodiversity disaster larger than just frogs, salamanders and their ilk, according to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley. The researchers argue that substantial die-offs of amphibians and other plant and animal species add up to a new mass extinction facing the planet.
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Source University of California, Berkeley
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