Summary
This 2024 Elsevier book chapter by David O. Norris examines the environmental pressures—chemical, physical and climatic—that perturb hormonal signalling and reproductive success in amphibian populations. The work appears to synthesise field and experimental evidence on endocrine disruption, habitat degradation, and climate stress as drivers of reproductive impairment in this taxa, with implications for population sustainability in changing environments.
UK applicability
Findings on environmental endocrine disruption and climate sensitivity are relevant to UK amphibian conservation policy and freshwater ecosystem monitoring. However, the paper's primary focus on amphibian physiology does not directly address agricultural or food system outcomes tracked by Vitagri's Pulse Brain.
Key measures
Hormonal concentrations, reproductive capacity, gonadal development, exposure to environmental contaminants (pesticides, industrial chemicals), temperature and water quality parameters
Outcomes reported
The study examined how environmental factors influence hormonal regulation and reproductive function in amphibian species. As suggested by the title, the paper likely synthesises evidence on endocrine-disrupting contaminants and climate-related stressors affecting amphibian reproduction.
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