Spatial variation in risk and consequence of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans introduction in the USA

A newly identified fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans(Bsal), is responsible for mass mortality events and severe population declines in European salamanders. The eastern USA has the highest diversity of salamanders in the world and the introduction of this pathogen is likely to be de...

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Main Authors: Katherine L. D. Richgels, Robin E. Russell, Michael J. Adams, C. LeAnn White, Evan H. Campbell Grant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2016-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.150616