The phrase "salamander populations" refers to the number and distribution of salamanders in a particular area or ecosystem. It indicates how many salamanders there are and where they can be found. Full definition
Last year, biologists identified a virulent imported fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans, as the cause of a steep drop in salamander populations in continental Europe. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
«The threat to global salamander populations from a new fungal strain is very real and of great concern to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,» Laury Marshall Parramore, a spokeswoman for the wildlife agency, wrote in an email. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
The threat to global salamander populations from a new fungal strain is very real and of great concern to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)