Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia.
Biol Lett. 2010 Jun 23;6(3):336-8. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0793. Epub 2009 Dec 9.
With an understudied amphibian fauna, the highest deforestation rate on the planet and high harvesting pressures, Southeast Asian amphibians are facing a conservation crisis. Owing to the overriding threat of habitat loss, the most critical conservation action required is the identification and strict protection of habitat assessed as having high amphibian species diversity and/or representing distinctive regional amphibian faunas. Long-term population monitoring, enhanced survey efforts, collection of basic biological and ecological information, continued taxonomic research and evaluation of the impact of commercial trade for food, medicine and pets are also needed. Strong involvement of regional stakeholders, students and professionals is essential to accomplish these actions.
由于东南亚地区的两栖动物物种研究不足、全球森林砍伐率最高、加上人类的过度采集，该地区的两栖动物正面临着严峻的生存危机。鉴于栖息地丧失带来的压倒性威胁，目前最关键的保护措施是对那些被评估为具有高物种多样性的两栖动物栖息地或代表独特区域两栖动物区系的栖息地进行识别和严格保护。还需要进行长期的种群监测、加强调查工作、收集基本的生物和生态信息、持续的分类学研究以及评估商业贸易对食物、医药和宠物的影响。区域利益相关者、学生和专业人员的积极参与对于完成这些行动至关重要。
