Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms on Amphibians and Reptiles are Under‐Reported and Under‐Represented

BJ Tornabene, KL Smalling… - Environmental …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a persistent and increasing problem globally, yet we still
have limited knowledge about how they affect wildlife. Although semi‐aquatic and aquatic …

Empirical evidence for effects of invasive A merican B ullfrogs on occurrence of native amphibians and emerging pathogens

BR Hossack, EB Oja, AK Owens, D Hall… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive species and emerging infectious diseases are two of the greatest threats to
biodiversity. American Bullfrogs (Rana [Lithobates] catesbeiana), which have been …

Successful eradication of invasive American bullfrogs leads to coextirpation of emerging pathogens

BR Hossack, D Hall, CL Crawford… - Conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Interventions of the host–pathogen dynamics provide strong tests of relationships, yet they
are still rarely applied across multiple populations. After American bullfrogs (Rana …

Recovered frog populations coexist with endemic Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis despite load‐dependent mortality

M Hollanders, LF Grogan, CJ Nock… - Ecological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Novel infectious diseases, particularly those caused by fungal pathogens, pose
considerable risks to global biodiversity. The amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium …

Looking ahead, guided by the past: The role of US national parks in amphibian research and conservation

BJ Halstead, AM Ray, E Muths, EHC Grant, R Grasso… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Protected areas like national parks are essential elements of conservation because they
limit human influence on the landscape, which protects biodiversity and ecosystem function …

Interpopulation differences in male reproductive effort drive the population dynamics of a host exposed to an emerging fungal pathogen

A Valenzuela‐Sánchez, C Azat… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Compensatory recruitment is a key demographic mechanism that has allowed the
coexistence of populations of susceptible amphibians with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis …

Amphibian survival compromised by long-term effects of chytrid fungus

G Palomar, A Fernández-Chacón, J Bosch - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023 - Springer
Chytridiomycosis, the disease caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis (Bd), has been unambiguously implicated in the decline of amphibian …

Effects of snowpack, temperature, and disease on demography in a wild population of amphibians

E Muths, BR Hossack, EH Campbell Grant… - …, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Understanding the demographic consequences of interactions among pathogens, hosts,
and weather conditions is critical in determining how amphibian populations respond to …

Chytrid infections exhibit historical spread and contemporary seasonality in a declining stream-breeding frog

AM Belasen, RA Peek, AJ Adams… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Species with extensive geographical ranges pose special challenges to assessing drivers of
wildlife disease, necessitating collaborative and large-scale analyses. The imperilled foothill …

To treat or not to treat? Experimental pathogen exposure, treatment, and release of a threatened amphibian

AJ Adams, J Bushell, RL Grasso - Ecosphere, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reintroductions may mitigate the effects of severe amphibian declines, but chytridiomycosis—
the often‐deadly disease caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis …