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Climate change and habitat loss push amphibians closer to extinction

Amphibians are the most vulnerable vertebrates worldwide, with 41% of species threatened with extinction. Habitat loss is the most common threat, and climate change is the main driver of increased extinction risk. Investment in amphibian conservation must be scaled up drastically and urgently to prevent further extinctions and reverse declines.

This is a summary of: Luedtke, J. A. et al. Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06578-4 (2023).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02785-1

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