Amphibian declines and extinctions are emblematic for the current sixth mass extinction
event. Infectious drivers of these declines include the recently emerged fungal pathogens …

Amphibians across the planet face the threat of population decline and extirpation caused
by the disease chytridiomycosis. Despite consensus that the fungal pathogens responsible …

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 recent arrival of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe was followed by rapid
expansion of its geographical distribution and host range, confirming the unprecedented …

Cold environments at high elevation and high latitude are often viewed as resistant to
biological invasions. However, climate warming, land use change and associated increased …

Early calls for robust long-term time series of amphibian population data, stemming from
discussion following the first World Congress of Herpetology, are now being realized after …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) emerged in the 1970s in Australia and the Americas,
causing rapid and catastrophic declines and extinctions of naïve amphibian populations as it …

The impacts of pathogen emergence in naïve hosts can be catastrophic, and pathogen
spread now ranks as a major threat to biodiversity. However, pathogen impacts can persist …

A fundamental aim of conservation biology is to understand how species respond to
threatening processes, with much research effort focused on identifying threats and …

Emerging infectious diseases have caused many species declines, changes in communities
and even extinctions. There are also many species that persist following devastating …