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"Frogs need water. Almost all of the world’s 7,900 known frog species breed in
fresh water. And when it rains, these amphibians erupt into a chorus of calls –
croaks, trills, cheeps and bellows – to attract a mate.
So you would assume a flood represents a windfall for frogs, right? But our new
research finds they can have too much of a good thing.
Climate change is fuelling extreme weather, so we examined the impact of
bushfires and floods on Australian frogs. We were surprised to discover that,
in some cases, floods may pose a greater threat to Australian frogs than fire.
This challenges our assumptions about how climate change will affect frogs in
the future.
In the winter of 2021, frogs across eastern Australia were mysteriously found
dead in gardens, creeks and backyards. The Australian Museum got hundreds of
concerned emails from members of the public. We were stumped at the cause of
this mass die-off."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
