Global climate change, economic interests negatively impact amphibian diversity in Brazilian rainforest: Study

Senckenberg researchers, together with a Brazilian-German team, have investigated the effects of climate change on the taxonomic and functional diversity of amphibians in the Mata Atlântica. The rainforest in the eastern part of South America is one of the most threatened tropical forest areas and is home to more than 50% of the amphibian species found in Brazil.