Response to Comment on "Status and Trends of Amphibian Declines and Extinctions Worldwide"

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Authors

Simon N. Stuart · University of Virginia

Janice Chanson · International Union for Conservation of Nature

Neil A. Cox · International Union for Conservation of Nature

Bruce E. Young

Ana S. L. Rodrigues · Conservation International

Debra L. Fischman · Conservation International

Robert W. Waller · Conservation International

Abstract

Using information on Brazilian species, Pimenta et al . assert that we overestimated the number of threatened amphibians. This claim, based on a misunderstanding of the IUCN-The World Conservation Union Red List criteria and a strongly evidentiary attitude to listing species, almost certainly

Topics & Keywords

Amphibian and Reptile Biology Species Distribution and Climate Change Animal and Plant Science Education

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Science

Volume 309, Issue 5743, pp. 1999-1999

DOI: 10.1126/science.1113265

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 1.65