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Heterogeneous Occupancy and Density Estimates of the Pathogenic Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Waters of North America

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Chestnut, Tara, Anderson, Chauncey, Popa, Radu, Blaustein, Andrew R., Voytek, Mary, Olson, Deanna H., and Kirshtein, Julie

Abstract:

Biodiversity losses are occurring worldwide due to a combination of stressors. For example, by one estimate, 40% of amphibian species are vulnerable to extinction, and disease is one threat to amphibian populations. The emerging infectious disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the aquatic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is a contributor to amphibian...

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