Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity

C. Scheele, Ben; Pasmans, Frank; F. Skerratt, Lee; Berger, Lee; Martel, An; Beukema, Wouter; A. Acevedo, Aldemar; A. Burrowes, Patricia; Carvalho, Tamilie; Catenazzi, Alessandro; De la Riva, Ignacio; C. Fisher, Matthew; V. Flechas, Sandra; N. Foster, Claire; Frías-Álvarez, Patricia; W. J. Garner, Trenton; Gratwicke, Brian; M. Guayasamin, Juan; Hirschfeld, Mareike; E. Kolby, Jonathan; A. Kosch, Tiffany; La Marca, Enrique; B. Lindenmayer, David; R. Lips, Karen; V. Longo, Ana; Maneyro, Raúl; A. McDonald, Cait; Mendelson, Joseph; Palacios-Rodriguez, Pablo; Parra-Olea, Gabriela; L. Richards-Zawacki, Corinne; Rödel, Mark-Oliver; M. Rovito, Sean; Soto-Azat, Claudio; Felipe Toledo, Luís; Voyles, Jamie; Weldon, Ché; M. Whitfield, Steven; Wilkinson, Mark; R. Zamudio, Kelly; Canessa, Stefano

doi:10.1126/science.aav0379

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Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity

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Authors:

Ben C. Scheele

Frank Pasmans

Lee F. Skerratt

Abstract

The demise of amphibians? Rapid spread of disease is a hazard in our interconnected world. The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis was identified in amphibian populations about 20 years ago and has caused death and species extinction at a global scale. Scheele et al. found that the fungus ...

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