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Tolerância e sensibilidade térmica em anfíbios.

2012; Volume: 8; Linguagem: Inglês

10.7594/revbio.08.05

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Marco Katzenberger, Miguel Tejedo, Helder Duarte, Federico Marangoni, Juan F. Beltrán,

Animal and Plant Science Education

We are currently living in a scenario of climate change in which the rise of the average environmental temperatures and the increase of events of extreme temperature peaks is forecasted, among others. The study of the thermal tolerance and sensitivity is very important, particularly in amphibians, when forecasting the impact of rising temperatures on both the fauna and flora of the world. Knowing that amphibians are an essential part of the world’s terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity, and that they possess a series of ecophysiological characteristics and life history traits, which makes them very susceptible to environmental changes, it is essential to identify the species/communities that are more vulnerable to global warming.