Threats posed by the fungal kingdom to humans, wildlife, and agriculture
The fungal kingdom includes at least 6 million eukaryotic species and is remarkable with
respect to its profound impact on global health, biodiversity, ecology, agriculture …
respect to its profound impact on global health, biodiversity, ecology, agriculture …
Chytrid fungi and global amphibian declines
MC Fisher, TWJ Garner - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
Discovering that chytrid fungi cause chytridiomycosis in amphibians represented a paradigm
shift in our understanding of how emerging infectious diseases contribute to global patterns …
shift in our understanding of how emerging infectious diseases contribute to global patterns …
Ongoing declines for the world's amphibians in the face of emerging threats
JA Luedtke, J Chanson, K Neam, L Hobin, AO Maciel… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Systematic assessments of species extinction risk at regular intervals are necessary for
informing conservation action,. Ongoing developments in taxonomy, threatening processes …
informing conservation action,. Ongoing developments in taxonomy, threatening processes …
Global wildlife trade across the tree of life
Wildlife trade is a multibillion dollar industry that is driving species toward extinction. Of>
31,500 terrestrial bird, mammal, amphibian, and squamate reptile species,~ 24%(N= 7638) …
31,500 terrestrial bird, mammal, amphibian, and squamate reptile species,~ 24%(N= 7638) …
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 …
Nature and COVID-19: The pandemic, the environment, and the way ahead
JA McNeely - Ambio, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought profound social, political, economic, and
environmental challenges to the world. The virus may have emerged from wildlife reservoirs …
environmental challenges to the world. The virus may have emerged from wildlife reservoirs …
Biodiversity loss, emerging pathogens and human health risks
Outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases are occurring with increasing frequency and
consequences, including wildlife diseases and zoonoses. Those have potentially long …
consequences, including wildlife diseases and zoonoses. Those have potentially long …
Tracing the evolutionary history and global expansion of Candida auris using population genomic analyses
Candida auris has emerged globally as a multidrug-resistant yeast that can spread via
nosocomial transmission. An initial phylogenetic study of isolates from Japan, India …
nosocomial transmission. An initial phylogenetic study of isolates from Japan, India …
A global assessment of amphibian and reptile responses to land-use changes
JM Cordier, R Aguilar, JN Lescano, GC Leynaud… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Human land-use changes represent the most important drivers of biodiversity loss, and
amphibians and reptiles represent the most threatened groups of vertebrates globally …
amphibians and reptiles represent the most threatened groups of vertebrates globally …
A reconstruction of parasite burden reveals one century of climate-associated parasite decline
Long-term data allow ecologists to assess trajectories of population abundance. Without this
context, it is impossible to know whether a taxon is thriving or declining to extinction. For …
context, it is impossible to know whether a taxon is thriving or declining to extinction. For …