In a fast changing world with growing concerns about biodiversity loss and an increasing
number of animal and human diseases emerging from wildlife, the need for effective wildlife …

The increasing number of new fungal species described from all over the world along with
the use of genetics to define taxa, has dramatically changed the classification system of …

The global emergence and spread of the pathogenic, virulent, and highly transmissible
fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, resulting in the disease chytridiomycosis, has …

The database currently includes 2,142 records for 676 taxa. All these records consist of
species except for 67 instances that were originally identified only to genus or family. In all …

Greater than 70% of the world's amphibian species are in decline. We propose that there is
probably not a single cause for global amphibian declines and present a three-tiered …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is the chytridiomycete fungus which has been implicated in
global amphibian declines and numerous species extinctions. Here, we show that …

There is general consensus that climate change has contributed to the observed decline,
and extinction, of many amphibian species throughout the world. However, the mechanisms …

Results from the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA: www. globalamphibians. org) provide
a much-needed baseline for global amphibian conservation. These data can be used to …

The use of amphibians as models in ecological research has a rich history. From an early
foundation in studies of amphibian natural history sprang generations of scientists who used …

Chytridiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease of amphibians caused by the chytrid
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. The disease has been associated with global amphibian …