Bufo marinus
(Bufonidae)
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Bufo marinus
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A message from Dr. David Duffy, Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (PCSU), University of Hawaii (posted 05 November 2012): Because of a lack of funds, HEAR (www.hear.org) may close as soon as December 15, although there may be enough funds to extend it until February 15. This will mean several things. The web site will be placed on a new server although it is not clear who will pay for the server or for transitioning the site. HEAR data will not be updated. The Pacific Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) (http://www.hear.org/pier/abtproj.htm) site will also become frozen, as will numerous books, reports and papers (http://www.hear.org/). As software evolves we will likely lose the ability to access the data. The various list servers will need new owners, otherwise moderated lists will cease to function altogether, while other lists will not be able to add or delete members. The photo collection (http://www.hear.org/starr/images/?o=plants) will remain accessible, but only through a third party site that will charge for access. I should point out that we have already lost the original homes of both the Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN) and Pacific Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) although they have found temporary refuges. Together with HEAR, they represent the corporate memory both here in Hawaii and across the Pacific of efforts to sustain our natural ecosystems and agriculture against problems caused by species alien to the islands. HEAR also serves as the glue that holds the community together, providing information and facilitating communication. I just hope hindsight is kind to this decision.
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Bufo marinus description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Bufo marinus as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Giant toad (Bufo marinus) overview
Giant toad (Bufo marinus) information, images, and call are from the University of Florida, Florida Wildlife Extension.
Toads poisoning "medical" snakes (video)
Australia's king brown snakes, milked for antivenom production, are eating poisonous cane toads and dying from the toads' toxin (National Geographic news, 6/27/2008).
Invasive predators: A synthesis of the past,
present, and future
Effects of various invasive predators on prey populations are described in a synthesis from USDA APHIS.
Bufo marinus impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Bufo marinus as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Giant toad (Bufo marinus) overview
Giant toad (Bufo marinus) information, images, and call are from the University of Florida, Florida Wildlife Extension.
Bufo marinus worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Bufo marinus is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Invasive species: Toad-ally out of control
Bufo marinus, the cane toad, proves how misuse of biological control agents can lead to the catastrophic mismanagement of our natural world. This article recounts how the introduction of 100 toads from Hawaii to Australia to control pests in cane fields has resulted in a national ecological disaster.
An updated, indexed bibliography of the herpetofauna of Florida
Enge, Kevin M. 2002. An updated, indexed bibliography of the herpetofauna of Florida. Technical report no. 19.
Herpetological inventory in West Hawaii National Parks: Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site
Bazzano, Jason. 2007. Herpetological inventory in West Hawaii National Parks: Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site. Technical Report 141. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Honolulu. 30 pp. illus.
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