Decline and re-expansion of an amphibian with high prevalence of chytrid fungus

Biological Conservation

Volumn 170, Issue , 2014, Pages 86-91

  Scheele, Ben C ^a   Guarino, Fiorenzo ^b   Osborne, William ^b   Hunter, David A ^c   Skerratt, Lee F ^d   Driscoll, Don A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^c OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; Colonisation; Disease; Dispersal; Frog decline; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COEXISTENCE; COLONIZATION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISPERSAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXTINCTION; FROG; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE EXPANSION; WOODY DEBRIS;

EID: 84893194274     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.12.034     Document Type: Article

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