Future potential distribution of the emerging amphibian chytrid fungus under anthropogenic climate change.
Dis Aquat Organ
; 92(2-3): 201-7, 2010 Nov.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21268982
Anthropogenic climate change poses a major threat to global biodiversity with a potential to alter biological interactions at all spatial scales. Amphibians are the most threatened vertebrates and have been subject to increasing conservation attention over the past decade. A particular concern is the pandemic emergence of the parasitic chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which has been identified as the cause of extremely rapid large-scale declines and species extinctions. Experimental and observational studies have demonstrated that the host-pathogen system is strongly influenced by climatic parameters and thereby potentially affected by climate change. Herein we project a species distribution model of the pathogen onto future climatic scenarios generated by the IPCC to examine their potential implications on the pandemic. Results suggest that predicted anthropogenic climate change may reduce the geographic range of B. dendrobatidis and its potential influence on amphibian biodiversity.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Mudança Climática
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Quitridiomicetos
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Anfíbios
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Atividades Humanas
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Micoses
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dis Aquat Organ
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA VETERINARIA
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MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha