Amphibians, pesticides, and the amphibian chytrid fungus in resetored weltands in agricultural landscapes

Abstract/Summary

Information on interactions between pesticide exposure and disease prevalence in amphibian populations is limited, especially from field data.Exposure to certain herbicides and insecticides has the potential to decrease immune response in frogs which can potentially lead to an increased abundance of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) zoospores on individuals and in the https://wetlands.In contrast, exposure to certain fungicides can decrease Bd abundance on frog skin. We examined the relationships between the abundance of Bd on the skin of individual Boreal Chorus Frogs(Pseudacris maculata) and the concentrations of pesticides in the water and in frog tissue at six agriculturally dominated wetlands in Iowa, USA