Final Report: Prevalence and potential threat of an emerging disease to amphibians in the Appalachian Highlands
Rothermel BB and Chatfield MW. 2007. Final Report: Prevalence and potential threat of an emerging disease to amphibians in the Appalachian Highlands. National Park Service. Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
PIs conducted field surveys for amphibians in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and used relatively new, sensitive molecular genetic techniques to detect presence/absence of B. dendrobatidis in the samples from salamanders, frogs, and toads.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Rothermel, Betsie; Chatfield, Matthew
- Date of Issue
- 2007-12-14
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Amphibians, Bd, Cades Cove, chytrid, Flinley Cane, Frogs, GRSM-00450, Larvae, Pathogen, Salamanders, Stupka's sinkhole, Toads, Tremont
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Infestations and Disease | Animal Diseases , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Amphibians and Reptiles