Ghosts in Our Midst: Coming to Terms with Amphibian Extinctions
Publication Type: |
Journal Article |
Year of Publication: |
2007 |
Authors: |
Scott Norris |
Publication/Journal: |
Bioscience |
Keywords: |
amphibian, chytrid fungus, environmental change, extinction, habitat loss |
Abstract:
A global mass extinction of amphibians is well under way, driven both by habitat loss and by environmental changes. As amphibian communities in Central America are being decimated by chytrid disease, scientists are working to fashion an emergency response. They are also sending out an urgent warning about what the loss of these environmentally sensitive species may portend.