Ecological Barriers for an Amphibian Pathogen: A Narrow Ecological Niche for <i>Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans</i> in an Asian Chytrid Hotspot

Ecological Barriers for an Amphibian Pathogen: A Narrow Ecological Niche for <i>Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans</i> in an Asian Chytrid Hotspot

The chytrid fungal pathogens <i>Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans</i> (<i>Bsal</i>) and <i>B. dendrobatidis</i> (<i>Bd</i>) are driving amphibian extinctions and population declines worldwide. As their origins are believed to be in East/Southeast Asia,...

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Main Authors: Dan Sun, Gajaba Ellepola, Jayampathi Herath, Madhava Meegaskumbura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
amphibian decline
<i>Batrachochytrium</i>
chytrid pathogens
Asia
niche modelling
temperature
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/9/911

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