The reduction of genetic diversity in threatened vertebrates and new recommendations regarding IUCN conservation rankings
Genetic diversity is necessary for evolutionary response to changing environmental
conditions such as those facing many threatened and endangered species. To investigate …
conditions such as those facing many threatened and endangered species. To investigate …
[HTML][HTML] Biodiversity responses to land-use change in the equatorial Andes
B Ríos-Touma, P Rosero, A Morabowen… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Land-use change is a primary driver of biodiversity loss. Tropical ecosystems face rapid
conversion rates due to the encroachment of agricultural lands and supply needs for goods …
conversion rates due to the encroachment of agricultural lands and supply needs for goods …
[HTML][HTML] Hybrids of amphibian chytrid show high virulence in native hosts
Hybridization of parasites can generate new genotypes with high virulence. The fungal
amphibian parasite Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) hybridizes in Brazil's Atlantic …
amphibian parasite Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) hybridizes in Brazil's Atlantic …
[HTML][HTML] Centers of endemism and the potential of zoos and botanical gardens in conservation of endemics
Knowledge about ecological conditions and processes in centers of endemism (CoEs) is still
limited with respect to various systematic groups of organisms, ecosystem types, ecological …
limited with respect to various systematic groups of organisms, ecosystem types, ecological …
[HTML][HTML] Low resistance to chytridiomycosis in direct-developing amphibians
AFC Mesquita, C Lambertini, M Lyra, LR Malagoli… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Host-generalist pathogens sporadically infect naive hosts, potentially triggering epizootics.
The waterborne fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is linked to declines of …
The waterborne fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is linked to declines of …
[HTML][HTML] Skin microbiome correlates with bioclimate and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection intensity in Brazil's Atlantic Forest treefrogs
Abstract In Brazil's Atlantic Forest (AF) biodiversity conservation is of key importance since
the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has led to the rapid loss of …
the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has led to the rapid loss of …
Evolutionary ecology of host competence after a chytrid outbreak in a naive amphibian community
Naive multi-host communities include species that may differentially maintain, transmit and
amplify novel pathogens; therefore, we expect species to fill distinct roles during infectious …
amplify novel pathogens; therefore, we expect species to fill distinct roles during infectious …
[HTML][HTML] Assessing extinction risk from geographic distribution data in Neotropical freshwater fishes
Abstract The IUCN Red List (RL) provides high-quality conservation assessments for
individual species, yet the rate and scale of environmental deterioration globally challenges …
individual species, yet the rate and scale of environmental deterioration globally challenges …
Linking the seven forms of rarity to extinction threats and risk factors: an assessment of North American fireflies
Two key problems in trying to link rarity to extinction risk have been conflating threats with
risk factors, and over-reliance on a rarity construct that fails to capture many relevant risk …
risk factors, and over-reliance on a rarity construct that fails to capture many relevant risk …
[HTML][HTML] Molecular phylogeny of Neotropical rock frogs reveals a long history of vicariant diversification in the Atlantic forest
Abstract The Brazilian Atlantic coastal forest is one of the most heterogeneous
morphoclimatic domains on earth and is thus an excellent region in which to examine the …
morphoclimatic domains on earth and is thus an excellent region in which to examine the …