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IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 22(2):93–94 • JUN 2015 A New Volume in the Series on Amphibian Biology 93 Copyright © 2015. Robert Powell. All rights reserved. WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNAL Amphibian Biology. Volume 11. Status of the Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere. Part 4. Southern Europe and Turkey. 2015. Harold Heatwole and John W. Wilkinson (eds.). Pelagic Publishing, Exeter, UK. 158 pp. Paperback — ISBN-13: 978-1-907807-53-4 (also available as an ePub, pdf, and for the Mobi reader). £ 69.99 ($116.99). T his new volume in the series extends coverage of the sta- tus of amphibians to southern Europe and Turkey. As I mentioned in my review of Part 3 (on western Europe; R&A 20:155–157), I, like many North American herpetologists who focus their attention solely on the Americas, found much to learn from biologists in the Eastern Hemisphere who have been dealing with conservation issues in a part of the world densely settled by humans for millennia. This volume, like its predecessors, is a compilation of technical reports aimed at professional herpetologists and con- servation biologists. The style is quite technical and produc- tion values emphasize the conveyance of information rather than any effort to entertain with glossy pictures. In fact, once one opens the book, figures are limited to maps and graphs instead of photographs of animals or habitats. The volume consists of 15 independently authored chap- ters numbered 39 to 53, reflecting their place in this series. Each chapter addresses the status, conservation concerns, and population declines in various nations (Italy, Malta, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Cyprus). As is often the case in multi-authored volumes, despite admirable editorial efforts, the book suffers from an almost inevitable unevenness that reflects the many authors, varying degrees of detail, different styles, and the unavoidable redundancies emanating from the reality that multiple nations often share the same species and many of the same problems affect the amphibians in different nations (after all, amphibians do not recognize political boundaries). The redundancies in the chapters also precluded any in-depth coverage of issues or an inclusion of case studies demonstrat- ing what has and has not been successful. In fact, those same redundancies raise the question why these chapters were not synthesized into a synopsis of what is happening in the region (and I suspect what is happening elsewhere in much of the Eastern Hemisphere and particularly in Europe). Such a syn- thesis would allow for considerably more detailed coverage of issues (such as common causes of population declines) or species-specific concerns that transcend political boundaries. What they all share beyond a certain superficiality (only five of the 15 chapters exceed 10 pages in length) is a dry tone and an extensive use of jargon that effectively exclude most non- professionals regardless of their commitment to conservation. Nevertheless, I found the book to be interesting and use- ful, if only because it emphasized the unfortunate reality that many amphibians in southern Europe are vulnerable to the BOOK REVIEW IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY

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Page 1: TABLE OF CONTENTS 189 IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS · Amphibian Biology. Volume 11. Status of the Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere. Part 4. Southern Europe

IRCFREPTILES&AMPHIBIANS•22(2):93–94•JUN2015

A New Volume in the Series on Amphibian Biology

93Copyright©2015.RobertPowell.Allrightsreserved.

WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNAL

Amphibian Biology. Volume 11. Status of the Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere. Part 4. Southern Europe and Turkey.2015.HaroldHeatwoleandJohnW.Wilkinson(eds.).PelagicPublishing,Exeter,UK.158pp.Paperback—ISBN-13:978-1-907807-53-4(alsoavailableasanePub,pdf,andfortheMobireader).£69.99($116.99).

Thisnewvolumeintheseriesextendscoverageofthesta-tusofamphibianstosouthernEuropeandTurkey.AsI

mentionedinmyreviewofPart3(onwesternEurope;R&A20:155–157),I,likemanyNorthAmericanherpetologistswhofocustheirattentionsolelyontheAmericas,foundmuchtolearnfrombiologistsintheEasternHemispherewhohavebeendealingwithconservationissuesinapartoftheworlddenselysettledbyhumansformillennia. Thisvolume,likeitspredecessors,isacompilationoftechnicalreportsaimedatprofessionalherpetologistsandcon-servationbiologists.Thestyleisquitetechnicalandproduc-tionvaluesemphasizetheconveyanceofinformationratherthananyefforttoentertainwithglossypictures.Infact,onceoneopensthebook,figuresarelimitedtomapsandgraphsinsteadofphotographsofanimalsorhabitats. Thevolumeconsistsof15independentlyauthoredchap-tersnumbered39to53,reflectingtheirplaceinthisseries.Eachchapteraddressesthestatus,conservationconcerns,andpopulationdeclinesinvariousnations(Italy,Malta,Croatia,Slovenia, Serbia,Montenegro,Bosnia andHerzegovina,Macedonia,Albania,Greece,Romania,Hungary,Bulgaria,Turkey,andCyprus).Asisoftenthecaseinmulti-authoredvolumes,despiteadmirableeditorialefforts,thebooksuffersfromanalmostinevitableunevennessthatreflectsthemanyauthors,varyingdegreesofdetail,differentstyles,andtheunavoidableredundanciesemanatingfromtherealitythatmultiplenationsoftensharethesamespeciesandmanyofthesameproblemsaffecttheamphibiansindifferentnations(afterall,amphibiansdonotrecognizepoliticalboundaries).Theredundanciesinthechaptersalsoprecludedanyin-depthcoverageofissuesoraninclusionofcasestudiesdemonstrat-ingwhathasandhasnotbeensuccessful.Infact,thosesameredundanciesraisethequestionwhythesechapterswerenotsynthesizedintoasynopsisofwhatishappeningintheregion

(andIsuspectwhatishappeningelsewhereinmuchoftheEasternHemisphereandparticularlyinEurope).Suchasyn-thesiswouldallowforconsiderablymoredetailedcoverageofissues(suchascommoncausesofpopulationdeclines)orspecies-specificconcernsthattranscendpoliticalboundaries.Whattheyallsharebeyondacertainsuperficiality(onlyfiveofthe15chaptersexceed10pagesinlength)isadrytoneandanextensiveuseofjargonthateffectivelyexcludemostnon-professionalsregardlessoftheircommitmenttoconservation. Nevertheless,Ifoundthebooktobeinterestinganduse-ful,ifonlybecauseitemphasizedtheunfortunaterealitythatmanyamphibiansinsouthernEuropearevulnerabletothe

B O O K R E V I E W

IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • VOL15, NO 4 • DEC 2008 189TABLE OF CONTENTS

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

F E A T U R E A R T I C L E S

Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: On the Road to Understanding the Ecology and Conservation of the Midwest’s Giant Serpent ...................... Joshua M. Kapfer 190

The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: A Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................Robert W. Henderson 198

R E S E A R C H A R T I C L E S

The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ....................... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida

.............................................Brian J. Camposano, Kenneth L. Krysko, Kevin M. Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212

C O N S E R V A T I O N A L E R T

World’s Mammals in Crisis ............................................................................................................................................................. 220 More Than Mammals ...................................................................................................................................................................... 223 The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................... 225

H U S B A N D R Y

Captive Care of the Central Netted Dragon ....................................................................................................... Shannon Plummer 226

P R O F I L E

Kraig Adler: A Lifetime Promoting Herpetology ................................................................................................ Michael L. Treglia 234

C O M M E N T A R Y

The Turtles Have Been Watching Me ........................................................................................................................ Eric Gangloff 238

B O O K R E V I E W

Threatened Amphibians of the World edited by S.N. Stuart, M. Hoffmann, J.S. Chanson, N.A. Cox, R. Berridge, P. Ramani, and B.E. Young .............................................................................................................. Robert Powell 243

CONSERVATION RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Conservation Research Reports ................................. 245 NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Reports on Natural History ................................. 247 NEWBRIEFS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 248 EDITORIAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 251 FOCUS ON CONSERVATION: A Project You Can Support ............................................................................................... 252

Front Cover. Shannon Plummer.Totat et velleseque audant mo estibus inveliquo velique rerchil erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus aut dolor apicto invere pe dolum fugiatis maionsequat eumque moditia erere nonsedis ma sectiatur ma derrovitae voluptam, as quos accullabo.

Back Cover. Michael KernTotat et velleseque audant mo

estibus inveliquo velique rerchil erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus

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verysamethreatsasthoseelsewhereintheworld.Habitatdestruction, invasive species, and chytridwere commonthemes.Ialsoappreciatedtheeffortstomonitoramphibianpopulationsthatweredetailedinmostchapters,thoroughlyenjoyed the few instances inwhich specific conservationefforts(e.g.,tunnelsunderroads)weredescribed,andtookabitofperversepleasureinhowfrequentlytaxonomicuncer-taintieswerementioned(thesecertainlytranscendtheregionandarethebaneofconservationbiologiststhroughouttheworld).However,whatIreallywantedwasconsiderablymoreinformationregardingeffectivelegislationandconservationmeasuresthatcouldbetransferredtootherregions.Theedi-torscertainlyarecapableofsynthesizingthedisparatereportsandmaybethatisplannedforfuturevolumesintheseries.Ifso,despitesomedegreeofutilityinpresentingthesereportsinthisfashion,Iquestionthedecisiontopublishaccountsinsuchsmall,veryhighlypricedincrementsinsteadofin

fewervolumesinwhichmoreextensivecasestudiescouldbeincludedandsuccessfulsolutionsexploredmorethoroughly. Productionqualityishigh,especiallyforapaperback,butthelistpriceissubstantial,whichisfrequentlythecaseforEuropeanbookssoldintheUS.Icanonlyhopethatsteepdiscountsfromvolumesellerswillrenderthisbookandothersintheseriesabitmoreaffordable.Ifyoucannotwait,thepub-lisherdoesprovidea20%discountonanypurchaseoftwoormorebooksfromtheirwebsite(www.pelagicpublishing.com). Insummary,Iamlessthanenamoredwiththis littlebook.Thehighcost,thelimitedcoverage,thelackofsynthe-ses,andtheovertredundanciesleadmetorecommendthatyouwaituntilasynopticoverviewispublished.

Robert PowellAvilaUniversity

KansasCity,Missouri


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