Global Emergence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and Amphibian Chytridiomycosis in Space, Time, and Host
MC Fisher, TWJ Garner… - Annual review of …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a chytrid fungus that causes chytridiomycosis in
amphibians. Only named in 1999, Bd is a proximate driver of declines in global amphibian …
amphibians. Only named in 1999, Bd is a proximate driver of declines in global amphibian …
The ecology and impact of chytridiomycosis: an emerging disease of amphibians
Emerging infectious diseases are increasingly recognized as key threats to wildlife.
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the causative agent of chytridiomycosis, has been …
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the causative agent of chytridiomycosis, has been …
Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity
Anthropogenic trade and development have broken down dispersal barriers, facilitating the
spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative …
spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative …
Creation of forest edges has a global impact on forest vertebrates
M Pfeifer, V Lefebvre, CA Peres, C Banks-Leite… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Forest edges influence more than half of the world's forests and contribute to worldwide
declines in biodiversity and ecosystem functions. However, predicting these declines is …
declines in biodiversity and ecosystem functions. However, predicting these declines is …
Additive threats from pathogens, climate and land-use change for global amphibian diversity
Amphibian population declines far exceed those of other vertebrate groups, with 30% of all
species listed as threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature,,. The …
species listed as threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature,,. The …
Selectivity in mammalian extinction risk and threat types: a new measure of phylogenetic signal strength in binary traits
The strength of phylogenetic signal in extinction risk can give insight into the mechanisms
behind species' declines. Nevertheless, no existing measure of phylogenetic pattern in a …
behind species' declines. Nevertheless, no existing measure of phylogenetic pattern in a …
Map** the Global Emergence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus
DH Olson, DM Aanensen, KL Ronnenberg, CI Powell… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The rapid worldwide emergence of the amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis (Bd) is having a profound negative impact on biodiversity. However, global …
dendrobatidis (Bd) is having a profound negative impact on biodiversity. However, global …
Disentangling host, pathogen, and environmental determinants of a recently emerged wildlife disease: lessons from the first 15 years of amphibian chytridiomycosis …
The amphibian fungal disease chytridiomycosis, which affects species across all continents,
recently emerged as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Yet, many aspects of the …
recently emerged as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Yet, many aspects of the …
Direct and indirect effects of climate change on amphibian populations
As part of an overall decline in biodiversity, populations of many organisms are declining
and species are being lost at unprecedented rates around the world. This includes many …
and species are being lost at unprecedented rates around the world. This includes many …
Epidemic disease decimates amphibian abundance, species diversity, and evolutionary history in the highlands of central Panama
AJ Crawford, KR Lips… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Amphibian populations around the world are experiencing unprecedented declines
attributed to a chytrid fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Despite the severity …
attributed to a chytrid fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Despite the severity …