Comment on “Amphibian Fungal Panzootic Causes Catastrophic and Ongoing Loss of Biodiversity”

Authors

Max R. Lambert, University of California, Berkeley
Molly C. Womack, Utah State UniversityFollow
Allison Q. Byrne, University of California, Berkeley
Obed Hernández-Gómez, University of California, Berkeley
Clay F. Noss, University of California, Berkeley
Andrew P. Rothstein, University of California, Berkeley
David C. Blackburn, University of Florida
James P. Collins, Arizona State University
Martha L. Crump, Utah State UniversityFollow
Michelle S. Koo, University of California, Berkeley
Priya Nanjappa, Conservation Science Partners
Louise Rollins-Smith, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Vance T. Vredenburg, San Francisco State University
Erica B. Rosenblum, University of California, Berkeley

Document Type

Other

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Science

Volume

367

Issue

6484

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Publication Date

3-20-2020

First Page

1

Last Page

6

Abstract

Scheele et al. bring needed attention to the effects of amphibian infectious disease. However, the data and methods implicating the disease chytridiomycosis in 501 amphibian species declines are deficient. Which species are affected, and how many, remains a critical unanswered question. Amphibians are imperiled; protective actions require public support and robust science.

Recommended Citation

Lambert, M.R.†, Womack, M.C.†, Byrne, A.Q., Hernández-Gómez, O., Noss, C.F., Rothstein, A.P., ... & Nanjappa, P. 2020. Comment on “Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity”. Science, 367(6484).