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Evolution of research on global amphibian declines

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract In the late 1980s, the scientific community became aware of severe, enigmatic amphibian population declines. These declines triggered a wave of research focused on quantifying their extent and identifying key drivers. We used text‐analysis techniques, including topic modeling and geoparsing, to examine the evolution of research focused on ...
Jordann Crawford‐Ash, Maldwyn John Evans, Tamilie Carvalho, Jodi J. L. Rowley, Trenton W. J. Garner, Erin Muths, Ben C. Scheele   +6 more
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United States amphibian imports pose a disease risk to salamanders despite Lacey Act regulations

Communications Earth & Environment, 2023
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), one of two fungal pathogens that cause the deadly amphibian disease chytridiomycosis, is a major impending threat to salamander biodiversity in North America, where it is not yet known to occur.
Patrick J. Connelly, Noam Ross, Oliver C. Stringham, Evan A. Eskew   +3 more
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Precipitation Constrains Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Infection Rates in a Terrestrial Frog Assemblage in Jamaica, West Indies [PDF]

, 2014
We model Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) infection rates in Jamaican frogs—one of the most threatened amphibian fauna in the world. The majority of species we surveyed were terrestrial direct‐developing frogs or frogs that breed in tank bromeliads,
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Microclimatic Growth Rates of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans under Current and Future Climates: A Very High Spatial Resolution SDM for Bsal and Salamandra salamandra (Linnaeus, 1758) within Forest Habitats of the European Hotspot Area

Diversity
Chytridiomycosis is one of the greatest threats to the diversity of amphibians worldwide. Caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), it plays a decisive role in species declines.
Felix Deiß, Philipp Ginal, Dennis Rödder   +2 more
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Identification of Opportunistic Pathogens on the Skin of Salamanders for Use as Molecular Targets of a De Novo Design of Multitarget Anti‐Bd Proteins

International Journal of Microbiology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Objectives Chytridiomycosis, caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is one of the most devastating fungal diseases affecting amphibians worldwide. This study aimed to design an in silico protein‐based treatment targeting Bd and pathogenic bacteria associated with the skin microbiota of four Bd‐infected salamander species. Methods Pathogenic and
Jimena Ramírez-Villarreal, Roberto Álvarez-Martínez, Esha Saini   +2 more
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Tetrodotoxin, fungal pathogen infection, and bacterial microbiome associations are variable in the skin microecosystems of two Taricha newt species

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science
A diverse metabolome exists on amphibian skin that mediates interactions between hosts and skin microbiomes. Tetrodotoxin is one such metabolite that occurs across a variety of taxa, and is particularly well studied in newts of the genus Taricha that are
Talon Jost, Talon Jost, Alysha Henderson, Brandon LaBumbard, Krisztian Magori, Amber Stokes, Danica Bergin, Autumn Holley, Autumn Holley, Molly Bletz, Molly Bletz, Obed Hernández-Gómez, Gary Bucciarelli, Douglas C. Woodhams, Jonah Piovia-Scott, Jenifer B. Walke   +15 more
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Heated Aquatic Shelters Reduce Infection Intensity but Not Prevalence of a Fungal Pathogen in Common Toad Tadpoles

Animal Conservation, Volume 28, Issue 6, Page 844-853, December 2025.
In a mesocosm experiment we tested whether heated aquatic shelters would help tadpoles of amphibian populations to eliminate Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) infection or reduce its costs. Our results showed that, after appropriate modifications, the shelters could be effectively used in mitigation actions against Bd or other waterborne pathogens ...
Andrea Kásler, János Ujszegi, Dávid Herczeg, Dóra Holly, Zsanett Mikó, Attila Hettyey   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biological invasions: a global assessment of geographic distributions, long‐term trends, and data gaps

Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2542-2583, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Biological invasions are one of the major drivers of biodiversity decline and have been shown to have far‐reaching consequences for society and the economy. Preventing the introduction and spread of alien species represents the most effective solution to reducing their impacts on nature and human well‐being.
Hanno Seebens, Laura A. Meyerson, David M. Richardson, Bernd Lenzner, Elena Tricarico, Franck Courchamp, Alla Aleksanyan, Emre Keskin, Hanieh Saeedi, Perpetra Akite, Jake M. Alexander, Sarah A. Bailey, Dino Biancolini, Tim M. Blackburn, Hans Juergen Boehmer, Alejandro Bortolus, Marc W. Cadotte, César Capinha, James T. Carlton, Jo Anne Crouch, Curtis C. Daehler, Franz Essl, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Jason D. Fridley, Nicol Fuentes, Mirijam Gaertner, Bella Galil, Emili García‐Berthou, Pablo García‐Díaz, Sylvia Haider, Liam Heneghan, Kevin A. Hughes, Cang Hui, Ekin Kaplan, Andrew M. Liebhold, Chunlong Liu, Elizabete Marchante, Hélia Marchante, Alicia Marticorena, David W. Minter, Rodrigo A. Moreno, Wolfgang Nentwig, Aidin Niamir, Ana Novoa, Ana L. Nunes, Aníbal Pauchard, Sebataolo Rahlao, Anthony Ricciardi, James C. Russell, K.V. Sankaran, Anna Schertler, Evangelina Schwindt, Ross T. Shackleton, Daniel Simberloff, David L. Strayer, Alifereti Tawake, Marco Thines, Cristóbal Villaseñor‐Parada, Jean Ricardo Simões Vitule, Viktoria Wagner, Victoria Werenkraut, Karsten Wesche, Demian A. Willette, Rafael D. Zenni, Petr Pyšek   +64 more
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Novel skin defense peptides and microbiota contribute to disease resilience of the Ngäbe-Buglé leopard frog

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science
Some of the amphibian populations in Panama are demonstrating slow recovery decades after severe declines caused by the invasion of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd).
Douglas C. Woodhams, Douglas C. Woodhams, Aura Muñiz-Torres, Andreas Hertz, Patrick Kearns, Nina McDonnell, Laura Reinert, Louise A. Rollins-Smith, Louise A. Rollins-Smith, Brandon LaBumbard, Jamie Voyles, Corinne L. Richards-Zawacki, Daniel Callahan, J. Michael Conlon   +13 more
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Amphibian collapses increased malaria incidence in Central America

Environmental Research Letters, 2022
Biodiversity in ecosystems plays an important role in supporting human welfare, including regulating the transmission of infectious diseases. Many of these services are not fully-appreciated due to complex environmental dynamics and lack of baseline data.
Michael R Springborn, Joakim A Weill, Karen R Lips, Roberto Ibáñez, Aniruddha Ghosh   +4 more
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