Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity

BC Scheele, F Pasmans, LF Skerratt, L Berger… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Anthropogenic trade and development have broken down dispersal barriers, facilitating the
spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative …

Current and predicted distribution of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Colombia, a hotspot of amphibian biodiversity

SV Flechas, A Paz, AJ Crawford, C Sarmiento… - Biotropica, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Global amphibian declines have been attributed to several factors including the chytrid
fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), that infects hosts' skin and causes …

[PDF][PDF] Two new species of Pristimantis (Anura: Craugastoridae) with notes on the distribution of the genus in northeastern Colombia

AA Acevedo, O Armesto, RE Palma - Zootaxa, 2020 - researchgate.net
We describe two new species of the genus Pristimantis from the western margin of the
Eastern Cordillera of Colombia. The species have a sympatric distribution and are found in …

Anuros del norte de los Andes: patrones de riqueza de especies y estado de conservación

LO Armesto, JC Señaris - Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
El conocimiento de los anuros andinos está en constante aumento, razón por la cual se
necesita una actualización. Revisamos la literatura y museos registros científicos con el fin …

Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) among amphibians in an Amazonian floodplain forest

MB Taylor - 2024 - nmbu.brage.unit.no
The increasing frequency of emerging infectious disease outbreaks is causing population
declines and sparking concerns for species conservation. Chytridiomycosis is one of these …

Amphibian chytrid infections along the highest elevational gradient of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

C Zornosa-Torres, C Lambertini… - Diseases of Aquatic …, 2021 - int-res.com
Environmental variation along elevational gradients shapes conditions for pathogen
development, which influences disease outcomes. Chytridiomycosis is a non-vectored …

[HTML][HTML] Potential species richness of frogs and diurnal butterflies in three biogeographical units from northeastern Colombia: conservation Implications

AA Acevedo, O Armesto Sanguino… - Acta Biológica …, 2018 - scielo.org.co
We present an estimation of the potential species richness of frogs, and diurnal butterflies
distributed in the departments of Norte de Santander and Santander, Colombia, and analyze …

[PDF][PDF] Protected areas assessment for the conservation of threatened amphibians in the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia

MM Albornoz-Espinel, C Caceres, AA Acevedo - Herpetology Notes, 2017 - academia.edu
The global decline of amphibians is one of the greatest challenges in Conservation Biology.
In this study we assessed the level of protection in Protected Areas (PAs) in the Cordillera …

Environmental determinants of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and the likelihood of further dispersion in the face of climate change in Texas, USA

A Villamizar-Gomez, HH Wang, MR Peterson… - Diseases of Aquatic …, 2021 - int-res.com
One of the major drivers of amphibian population declines is Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis (Bd). We sought to identify the major environmental drivers of Bd prevalence …

[КНИГА][B] ¿ Por qué dependemos de la biodiversidad? La oportunidad que no podemos dejar pasar

JA Sánchez - 2021 - books.google.com
Ante todo, quiero transmitir un mensaje simple en una narración divulgativa, evitando, en lo
posible, el lenguaje técnico, pero con las explicaciones del caso. Se incluyen las …