Amphibian Extinctions

A new study published in the Jan. 12 issue of the journal Nature reveals that warmer temperatures and fungus growth are major contributors to the widespread extinction of amphibians.

According to the study, warmer temperatures allow for the fungus that causes chytrid disease to grow and reproduce at a high rate. The fungus is deadly to both young and adult amphibians.

The image shows the fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which infects tadpoles and eventually attacks the skin of adults and kills them. Credit: Nicolle Rager Fuller, National Science Foundation

Read about this study: Climate Change Drives Widespread Amphibian Extinctions (National Science Foundation)

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Amphibian Deformities

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