Overview of emerging amphibian pathogens and modeling advances for conservation-related decisions
Biological Conservation
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Abstract
One of the leading causes of global amphibian decline is emerging infectious disease. We summarize the disease ecology of four major emerging amphibian infectious agents: chytrids, ranaviruses, trematodes, and Perkinsea. We focus on recently developed quantitative advances that build on well-established ecological theories and aid in studying epizootic and enzootic disease dynamics. For example, we identify ecological and evolutionary selective forces that determine disease outcomes and transmission pathways by borrowing ideas from population and community ecology theory. We outline three topics of general interest in disease ecology: (i) the relationship between biodiversity and disease risk, (ii) individual, species, or environmental transmission heterogeneity, and (iii) pathogen coinfections. Finally, we identify specific knowledge gaps impeding the success of conservation-related decisions for disease mitigation and the future of amphibian conservation success.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Overview of emerging amphibian pathogens and modeling advances for conservation-related decisions |
| Series title | Biological Conservation |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.05.034 |
| Volume | 236 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 11 p. |
| First page | 474 |
| Last page | 484 |
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