Global Amphibian Extinction Risk Assessment for the Panzootic Chytrid Fungus

Global Amphibian Extinction Risk Assessment for the Panzootic Chytrid Fungus

Species are being lost at increasing rates due to anthropogenic effects, leading to the recognition that we are witnessing the onset of a sixth mass extinction. Emerging infectious disease has been shown to increase species loss and any attempts to reduce extinction rates need to squarely confront t...

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Main Authors: Matthew C. Fisher, Michael Veith, Susan Walker, Trenton W. J. Garner, Jaime Bosch, Sebastian Schmidtlein, Jon Bielby, Jos Kielgast, Dennis Rödder, Stefan Lötters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-09-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
amphibians
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
chytridiomycosis
Maxent
Species Distribution Model
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/1/1/52/

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