Chapter
39 The amphibians of the Italian region: A review of conservation status
II. The status of the Italian amphibian fauna
III. Threats affecting the Italian batrachofauna
A. Habitat alteration and urbanization
B. The chytrid fungus in Italy and its significance for amphibian conservation
C. The introduced species
IV. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
40 Amphibian conservation and declines in Malta
III. Conservation status and threats
IV. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
41 Conservation and declines of amphibians in Croatia
II. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
42 Conservation and declines of amphibians in Slovenia
A. General pressures on amphibian populations in Slovenia
B. Declining amphibian species and species of special conservation concern
III. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
A. Historical background of conservation measures and legislation for protecting amphibian species in Slovenia
IV. Red List of Slovenian amphibians
43 Conservation and decline of European amphibians: The Republic of Serbia
A. General pressures on amphibian populations
II. Declining species and species of special concern for conservation
A. Declining amphibian species
B. Species of special concern for conservation
III. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
44 Amphibian declines and conservation in Montenegro
II. General pressures on amphibian populations worldwide
B. Introduced and invasive species
III. Species of special conservation concern in Montenegro
IV. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
45 Status of amphibians in Bosnia and Herzegovina
E. Pressures on wetland ecosystems
III. The amphibians of Bosnia and Herzegovina
A. Pressures on the amphibian fauna
46 Conservation and protection status of amphibians in Macedonia
B. Amphibian species in the FYR of Macedonia
II. Threats to amphibians
III. Species of special concern for conservation
IV. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
II. Amphibian population declines in Albania
III. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
IV. Summary of the species present in Albania and their status
48 Declines and conservation of amphibians in Greece
II. Species of special conservation concern
A. Pelophylax cerigensis (Beerli et al. 1994)
B. Bombina bombina (Linnaeus 1761)
C. Pelophylax cretensis (Beerli et al. 1994)
D. Lyciasalamandra luschani (Steindachner 1891)
E. Ichthyosaura alpestris (Laurenti 1768)
F. Rana temporaria (Linnaeus 1758)
G. Lyciasalamandra helverseni (Pieper 1963)
III. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
49 Amphibian conservation anddecline in Romania
II. Species of special conservation concern
III. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
A. Legislation and conservation policy
C. Conservation and taxonomy
D. Conservation strategies
50 Conservation and decline of amphibians in Hungary
A. The history of habitat destruction in Hungary
B. Legal protection of amphibian species in Hungary
II. Declining species of amphibians and species of special conservation concern
D. Ichthyosaura alpestris
III. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
A. Role of NGOs in protection of amphibians
B. Mapping the Hungarian herpetofauna
C. Amphibian rescue actions
51 Conservation and declines of amphibians in Bulgaria
A. Species list and recent changes
B. Species’ distribution and richness
II. Amphibian declines and species of special conservation concern
III. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
52 Amphibian conservation and decline in Turkey
A. Causes of species richness in Turkey
B. The amphibian species of Turkey
II. Declining Turkish amphibians and species of special conservation concern
A. Declining amphibian species in Turkey
B. The reasons for amphibian decline in Turkey
C. Amphibian species of special conservation concern in Turkey
III. Conservation measures required
53 Conservation of amphibians in Cyprus