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Fakultäten » Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät » Evolutionsbiologie und Umweltwissenschaften, Institut für » Ecology & Environment » Prof. Dr. Heinz-Ulrich Reyer (emeritiert) » Schmidt

Completed research project

Title / Titel Amphibian Conservation Biology
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Original title / Originaltitel Amphibian Conservation Biology
Summary / Zusammenfassung We study the conservation biology of amphibians. Currently, we focus on two main subjects: 1) dynamics and demography of amphibian populations and 2) distribution, impact and mitigation of the amphibian disease chytridiomycosis.
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Publications / Publikationen Some recent papers:

Title: Spatial variation in abiotic and biotic factors in a floodplain determine anuran body size and growth rate at metamorphosis
Author(s): Indermaur L, Schmidt BR, Tockner K, et al.
Source: OECOLOGIA Volume: 163 Issue: 3 Pages: 637-649 Published: JUL 2010

Title: Within- and Among-Population Variation in Chytridiomycosis-Induced Mortality in the Toad Alytes obstetricans
Author(s): Tobler U, Schmidt BR
Source: PLOS ONE Volume: 5 Issue: 6 Article Number: e10927 Published: JUN 2 2010

Title: Estimating the Impact of Disease in Species Threatened by Amphibian Chytrid Fungus: Comment on Murray et al.
Author(s): Schmidt BR
Source: CONSERVATION BIOLOGY Volume: 24 Issue: 3 Pages: 897-899 Published: JUN 2010

Title: Differential resource selection within shared habitat types across spatial scales in sympatric toads
Author(s): Indermaur L, Winzeler T, Schmidt BR, et al.
Source: ECOLOGY Volume: 90 Issue: 12 Pages: 3430-3444 Published: DEC 2009

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Keywords / Suchbegriffe amphibian, conservation, demography, population dynamics, monitoring, global amphibian decline, chytridiomycosis
Project leadership and contacts /
Projektleitung und Kontakte
Dr. Benedikt Schmidt (Project Leader) benedikt.schmidt(at)ieu.uzh.ch
Funding source(s) /
Unterstützt durch		 Forschungskredit der Universität Zürich, Other Public Sources (e.g. Federal or Cantonal Agencies), Foundation
 
In collaboration with /
In Zusammenarbeit mit
Ursina Tobler, Ph.D. student, Ecology Group, Zoology Institute, University of Zurich Switzerland

Corina Geiger, Ph.D. student, Ecology Group, Zoology Institute, University of Zurich

Switzerland

Dr. Trent Garner, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London

United Kingdom
Duration of Project / Projektdauer Apr 2006 to Jun 2011
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