Salamanders in steep decline in Guatemalan coffee area


	Salamanders in steep decline in Guatemalan coffee area

BirdBarista

2-10-2009 7:11 AM

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BirdBarista says:

San Marcos is a prime coffee growing area in Guatemala. These declines are very disturbing.

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"We document major declines of many species of salamanders at several sites in Central America and Mexico, with emphasis on the San Marcos region of Guatemala, one of the best studied and most diverse salamander communities in the Neotropics," write the authors. "Profound declines of several formerly abundant species, including 2 apparent extinctions, are revealed."
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The authors note that salamander populations in mid- to high elevation forests have been particularly affected.
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