https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Red hot frogs: Identifying the Australian frogs most at risk of extinction https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50162 50% chance) of becoming extinct by 2040, with the disease chytridiomycosis identified as the primary threat. A further five species are at moderate–high risk (30–50% chance), primarily due to climate change. Fourteen of the 26 frog species are endemic to Queensland, with many species restricted to small geographic ranges that are susceptible to stochastic events (e.g. a severe heatwave or a large bushfire). Experts were more likely to rate extinction probability higher for poorly known species (those with <10 experts), while non-experts were more likely to rate extinction probability higher for better-known species. However, scores converged following discussion, indicating that there was greater consensus in the estimates of extinction probability. Increased resourcing and management intervention are urgently needed to avert future extinctions of Australia’s frogs. Key priorities include developing and supporting captive management and establishing or extending in-situ population refuges to alleviate the impacts of disease and climate change.]]> Wed 05 Jul 2023 16:03:34 AEST ]]> An examination of funding for terrestrial vertebrate fauna research from Australian federal government sources https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35587 Mon 09 Sep 2019 10:25:46 AEST ]]>