title: Impending conservation crisis for Southeast Asian amphibians.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia. jodi.rowley@austmus.gov.au
authors.forename: Jodi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rowley
authors.forename: Rafe
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Raoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bain
authors.forename: Mirza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kusrini
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inger
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.forename: Guin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wogan
authors.forename: Neang
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thy
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chan-Ard
authors.forename: Cao Tien
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Trung
authors.forename: Arvin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diesmos
authors.forename: Djoko T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Iskandar
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Leong Tzi
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Ming
authors.forename: Sunchai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Makchai
authors.forename: Nguyen Quang
authors.initials: NQ
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.forename: Somphouthone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Phimmachak
mesh_terms: D000663:Amphibians; D000818:Animals; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D044822:Biodiversity; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D017753:Ecosystem; D056727:Endangered Species; D011159:Population Surveillance