Priorities for management of chytridiomycosis in Australia: Saving frogs from extinction

Wildlife Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 105-120

  Skerratt, Lee F ^a,b   Berger, Lee ^a,b   Clemann, Nick ^c   Hunter, Dave A ^d   Marantelli, Gerry ^e   Newell, David A ^f   Philips, Annie ^g   McFadden, Michael ^h   Hines, Harry B ⁱ   Scheele, Ben C ^a   Brannelly, Laura A ^a   Speare, Rick ^a,k   Versteegen, Stephanie ^e   Cashins, Scott D ^a   West, Matt ^j  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^e Amphibian Research Centre   (Australia)

^f SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^h TARONGA CONSERVATION SOCIETY AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

ⁱ Sport and Racing ^*  (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^k Tropical Health Solutions   (Australia)

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Author keywords

amphibian conservation; Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis; biodiversity; population declines; wildlife disease.

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EXTINCTION RISK; FROG; FUNGUS; HABITAT LOSS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; POPULATION DECLINE; REFUGIUM; RESEARCH WORK; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND; TASMANIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS; HYLIDAE; LITORIA; LITORIA SPENCERI; LORICA; MYOBATRACHIDAE; PHILORIA; PLEIONE; PSEUDOPHRYNE CORROBOREE; PSEUDOPHRYNE PENGILLEYI; TAUDACTYLUS;

EID: 84969799527     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR15071     Document Type: Review

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