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Article Dans Une Revue The Science of Nature Naturwissenschaften Année : 2024

Population declines of a widespread amphibian in agricultural landscapes

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Modern agricultural practices are suspected to play a major role in the ongoing erosion of biodiversity. In order to assess whether this biodiversity loss is linked to past habitat modifications (e.g. land consolidation) or to current consequences of modern agriculture (e.g. use of agrochemicals), it remains essential to monitor species that have persisted in agricultural landscapes to date. In this study, we assessed the presence, abundance and recent population trends of one such species, the spined toad (Bufo spinosus) along a gradient of habitats from preserved (forests) to highly agricultural sites in rural Western France. Our results showed that both presence and abundance of spined toads were markedly lower in reproductive ponds surrounded by intensive agriculture. The most salient result of our study is the ongoing decline of this species in farmland habitats. Indeed, this result suggests that unknown factors are currently affecting a widespread terrestrial amphibian previously thought to persist in agricultural landscapes. These factors have recently induced strong population declines over the course of a few years. Future investigations are required to identify these factors at a time when anthropogenic activities are currently leading to unprecedented rates of biodiversity loss.
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hal-04521367 , version 1 (26-03-2024)

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Matthias Renoirt, Frédéric Angelier, Marion Cheron, Laure Jabaud, Sabrina Tartu, et al.. Population declines of a widespread amphibian in agricultural landscapes. The Science of Nature Naturwissenschaften, 2024, 111 (2), pp.17. ⟨10.1007/s00114-024-01905-9⟩. ⟨hal-04521367⟩
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