Amphibian chytridiomycosis: a review with focus on fungus-host interactions

P Van Rooij, A Martel, F Haesebrouck, F Pasmans - Veterinary research, 2015 - Springer
Amphibian declines and extinctions are emblematic for the current sixth mass extinction
event. Infectious drivers of these declines include the recently emerged fungal pathogens …

Review of the amphibian immune response to chytridiomycosis, and future directions

LF Grogan, J Robert, L Berger, LF Skerratt… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The fungal skin disease, chytridiomycosis (caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and
B. salamandrivorans), has caused amphibian declines and extinctions globally since its …

Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity

BC Scheele, F Pasmans, LF Skerratt, L Berger… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Anthropogenic trade and development have broken down dispersal barriers, facilitating the
spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative …

Mitigating amphibian chytridiomycoses in nature

TWJ Garner, BR Schmidt, A Martel… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Amphibians across the planet face the threat of population decline and extirpation caused
by the disease chytridiomycosis. Despite consensus that the fungal pathogens responsible …

History and recent progress on chytridiomycosis in amphibians

L Berger, AA Roberts, J Voyles, JE Longcore… - Fungal ecology, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

After the epidemic: ongoing declines, stabilizations and recoveries in amphibians afflicted by chytridiomycosis

BC Scheele, LF Skerratt, LF Grogan, DA Hunter… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Mechanisms underlying host persistence following amphibian disease emergence determine appropriate management strategies

LA Brannelly, HI McCallum, LF Grogan… - Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging infectious diseases have caused many species declines, changes in communities
and even extinctions. There are also many species that persist following devastating …

Conservation translocations for amphibian species threatened by chytrid fungus: A review, conceptual framework, and recommendations

BC Scheele, M Hollanders… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging infectious diseases are an increasingly prominent threat to biodiversity. However,
traditional methods in conservation generally have limited efficacy in the face of disease …

Severe wildfires promoted by climate change negatively impact forest amphibian metacommunities

CT Beranek, AJ Hamer, SV Mahony… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Changes to the extent and severity of wildfires driven by anthropogenic climate change
are predicted to have compounding negative consequences for ecological communities …

Refugia and connectivity sustain amphibian metapopulations afflicted by disease

GW Heard, CD Thomas, JA Hodgson… - Ecology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Metapopulation persistence in fragmented landscapes depends on habitat patches that can
support resilient local populations and sufficient connectivity between patches. Yet …