Epidemic Disease and the Catastrophic Decline of Australian Rain Forest Frogs

Laurance WF, McDonald KR, Speare R. 1996. Epidemic Disease and the Catastrophic Decline of Australian Rain Forest Frogs. Conservation Biology. 10(2):406-413

Epidemic disease is most likely the agent for catastrophic decline of Australian rain forest frog populations. The pathogen is extremely virulent and most likely exotic to Australian rain forests. Possible introduction may be attributed to international trade in aquarium fish. Our hypothesis may help explain why some amphibian populations in seemingly pristine environments have mysteriously declined.

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Journal Article
Authors
Laurance, William; McDonald, Keith; Speare, Richard
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DEVA
Keywords
Absence (Biodiversity), Abundance (Biodiversity), Amphibia (Amphibians), Anura (Frogs, Distribution (Biodiversity), Population Decline, Presence (Biodiversity), Ranavirus, Taxa Links To Datasets, Taxa Links To References, Toads)

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