Amphibians and disease: implications for conservation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Abstract/Summary

Habitat degradation or loss, predation by alien species, over-exploitation, climate change, pollution, emerging infectious diseases, and complex interactions among two or more factors are demonstrated or hypothesized causes of amphibian declines. Here, I review the role disease may play in amphibian declines in the GYE, but note that other causes have been identified and may be as important as or more important than disease.