Issues with modelling the current and future distribution of invasive pathogens

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 177-180

  Murray, Kris A ^a   Retallick, Richard W R ^b   Puschendorf, Robert ^c   Skerratt, Lee F ^c   Rosauer, Dan ^d,e   McCallum, Hamish I ^f   Berger, Lee ^c   Speare, Rick ^c   VanDerWal, Jeremy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GHD PTY LTD   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research   (Australia)

^f GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian declines; Bioclimatic modelling; Chytrid fungus; Chytridiomycosis; Infectious disease; Maxent; Species distribution model

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FUNGAL DISEASE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBIA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; FUNGI;

EID: 78650941971     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01920.x     Document Type: Article

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