Amphibian Biology, Volume 11, Part 4: Southern Europe and Turkey

Table of contents
Contents of previous parts
Contributors
Editors’ preface
39 The amphibians of the Italian region: A review of conservation status
	I. Introduction
	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
	V. Conclusions
	VI. Acknowledgements
	VII. Addendum
	VIII. References
40 Amphibian conservation and declines in Malta
	I. Introduction
	II. Maltese amphibians
	III. Conservation status and threats
	IV. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
	V. Conclusions
	VI. Acknowledgements
	VII. References
41 Conservation and declines of amphibians in Croatia
	I. Introduction
	II. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
	III. Red List
	IV. Summary
	V. Acknowledgements
	VI. References
42 Conservation and declines of amphibians in Slovenia
	I. Introduction
	II. Declining species
		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
		B. Conservation measures
		C. Monitoring activities
	IV. Red List of Slovenian amphibians
	V. Conclusion
	VI. Acknowledgements
	VII. References
43 Conservation and decline of European amphibians: The Republic of Serbia
	I. Introduction
		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
	IV. Species’ status
	V. Summary
	VI. Acknowledgements
	VII. References
44 Amphibian declines and conservation in Montenegro
	I. Introduction
	II. General pressures on amphibian populations worldwide
		A. Habitat destruction
		B. Introduced and invasive species
		C. Climatic change
		D. Over-harvesting
	III. Species of special conservation concern in Montenegro
	IV. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
	V. References
45 Status of amphibians in Bosnia and Herzegovina
	I. Introduction
	II. Freshwater habitats
		A. The Black Sea Basin
		B. The Adriatic Basin
		C. Lakes
		D. Wetlands
		E. Pressures on wetland ecosystems
	III. The amphibians of Bosnia and Herzegovina
		A. Pressures on the amphibian fauna
		IV. References
46 Conservation and protection status of amphibians in Macedonia
	I. Introduction
		A. Geographic features
		B. Amphibian species in the FYR of Macedonia
		C. Assessment
	II. Threats to amphibians
	III. Species of special concern for conservation
	IV. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
	V. Conclusions
	VI. References
47 Amphibians of Albania
	I. Introduction
	II. Amphibian population declines in Albania
	III. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
	IV. Summary of the species present in Albania and their status
	V. Conclusions
	VI. Acknowledgements
	VII. References
48 Declines and conservation of amphibians in Greece
	I. Introduction
	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
	IV. Conclusions
	V. References
49 Amphibian conservation anddecline in Romania
	I. Introduction
		A. Human footprint
		B. Phylogeography
	II. Species of special conservation concern
		A. Taxonomic issues
		B. Hybridization
		C. Major threats
	III. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
		A. Legislation and conservation policy
		B. Red Lists
		C. Conservation and taxonomy
		D. Conservation strategies
	IV. Conclusions
	V. Acknowledgements
	VI. References
50 Conservation and decline of amphibians in Hungary
	I. Introduction
		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
		A. Salamandra salamandra
		B. Triturus dobrogicus
		C. Triturus carnifex
		D. Ichthyosaura alpestris
		E. Bombina variegata
		F. Rana arvalis
		G. Rana temporaria
	III. Conservation measures and monitoring programmes
		A. Role of NGOs in protection of amphibians
		B. Mapping the Hungarian herpetofauna
		C. Amphibian rescue actions
		D. Frog tunnels
		E. Monitoring programmes
	IV. Conclusions
	V. Acknowledgements
	VI. References
51 Conservation and declines of amphibians in Bulgaria
	I. Introduction
		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
	IV. Conclusions
	V. Acknowledgements
	VI. References
52 Amphibian conservation and decline in Turkey
	I. Introduction
		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
	IV. Summary
	V. References
53 Conservation of amphibians in Cyprus
	I. Introduction
	II. Cypriot amphibians
		A. Hyla savignyi
		B. Bufotes viridis
		C. Pelophylax bedriagae
	III. Monitoring
	IV. References
Index