Discovering that chytrid fungi cause chytridiomycosis in amphibians represented a paradigm
shift in our understanding of how emerging infectious diseases contribute to global patterns …

Palaeontologists characterize mass extinctions as times when the Earth loses more than
three-quarters of its species in a geologically short interval, as has happened only five times …

Anthropogenic trade and development have broken down dispersal barriers, facilitating the
spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative …

The topics assessed in this chapter were last assessed by the IPCC in 2007, principally in
WGII AR4 Chapters 3 (Kundzewicz et al., 2007) and 4 (Fischlin et al., 2007), but also in WGII …

Bumble bees (Bombus) are vitally important pollinators of wild plants and agricultural crops
worldwide. Fragmentary observations, however, have suggested population declines in …

Chytridiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease of amphibians that affects over 700
species on all continents where amphibians occur. The amphibian–chytridiomycosis system …

Biological invasions as drivers of biodiversity loss have recently been challenged.
Fundamentally, we must know where species that are threatened by invasive alien species …

The rapid worldwide emergence of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis (Bd) is having a profound negative impact on biodiversity. However, global …

Chytridiomycosis, the disease caused by the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(Bd), has contributed to amphibian population declines and extinctions worldwide. The …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a globally ubiquitous fungal infection that has
emerged to become a primary driver of amphibian biodiversity loss. Despite widespread …