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The ecology of extinction: population fluctuation and decline in amphibians

David M. Green1
01 Jun 2003-Biological Conservation (Elsevier)-Vol. 111, Iss: 3, pp 331-343
TL;DR: Among the populations examined, census declines outnumbered increases yet the average magnitudes for both declines and increases were not demonstrably different, substantiating findings of amphibian decline and giving no support for the idea that amphibian population sizes are dictated by regimes featuring relatively rare years of high recruitment offset by intervening years of gradual decline.
About: This article is published in Biological Conservation.The article was published on 2003-06-01. It has received 272 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Population & Biological dispersal.