Invasive amphibians alter host-pathogen interactions with primarily negative outcomes for native species

MS Atkinson, AE Savage - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Invasive species can influence host-pathogen dynamics through a variety of mechanisms,
potentially exacerbating or ameliorating disease consequences for native species …

Framework for multi-stressor physiological response evaluation in amphibian risk assessment and conservation

JA Awkerman, DA Glinski, WM Henderson… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Controlled laboratory experiments are often performed on amphibians to establish causality
between stressor presence and an adverse outcome. However, in the field, identification of …

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 …

Phenological mismatches mitigate the ecological impact of a biological invader on amphibian communities

T Everts, C Van Driessche, S Neyrinck… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Horizon scans have emerged as a valuable tool to anticipate the incoming invasive alien
species (IAS) by judging species on their potential impacts. However, little research has …

Passive acoustic monitoring and automated detection of the American bullfrog

G Bota, R Manzano-Rubio, H Fanlo, N Franch… - Biological …, 2024 - Springer
Biological invasions pose significant threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
Removal of introduced species is most successful when detected early. We evaluate the …

Widespread amphibian Perkinsea infections associated with Ranidae hosts, cooler months and Ranavirus co‐infection

MS Atkinson, AE Savage - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Amphibians suffer from large‐scale population declines globally, and emerging infectious
diseases contribute heavily to these declines. Amphibian Perkinsea (Pr) is a worldwide …

Ranavirus ecology: from individual infections to population epidemiology to community impacts

JL Brunner, A Storfer, EH Le Sage, TWJ Garner… - … : Emerging Pathogens of …, 2024 - Springer
While ranaviruses were initially a focus of scientific study primarily among virologists, the
continued and growing interest in them stems largely from their impacts on host populations …

eDNA-based monitoring of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans with ddPCR in Luxembourg ponds: taking signals below the …

D Porco, CA Purnomo, L Glesener, R Proess… - BMC Ecology and …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) and Batrachochytrium
salamandrivorans (Bsal) are two pathogenic fungi that are a significant threat to amphibian …

Differential recruitment drives pathogen‐mediated competition between species in an amphibian chytridiomycosis system

MJ Mangan, HI McCallum, M West… - Ecological …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogens that infect multiple host species have an increased capacity to cause extinctions
through parasite‐mediated apparent competition. Given unprecedented and continuing …

Amphibian richness, rarity, threats, and conservation prospects across the US National Park System

BJ LaFrance, AM Ray, MT Tercek, RN Fisher… - npj Biodiversity, 2024 - nature.com
We assessed amphibian diversity, rarity, and threats across the National Park System (USA),
which covers 3.5% of the country and 12% of federal lands. At least 230 of 354 (65%) …