Robert Puschendorf

TL;DR: Widespread occurrence of B. dendrobatidis in the Atlantic Forest adds to the challenge of conserving an already endangered biome given the potential risk of further local biodiversity loss, and further research is needed to understand how environmental and genetic factors relate to chytridiomycosis in leading to or preventing local die-offs.

TL;DR: The availability of adequate alternative methods of documentation, including high-resolution photography, audio recording, and nonlethal sampling, provide an opportunity to revisit and reconsider field collection practices and policies.

TL;DR: It is proposed that addressing difficult problems in EIDs will require considerable shifts in international health policy and infrastructure, and that the absence of well-developed infrastructure hampers the rapid responses necessary to mitigate international spread of EIDs.

TL;DR: Positive findings are reported showing that the disease does not currently occur in some areas that appear to be environmentally suitable, including Cape York Peninsula in Queensland and most of the World Heritage Area in western Tasmania.

TL;DR: It is shown that, in the initial phases of the Bd invasion, amphibian population decline lagged approximately 9 years behind the arrival of the pathogen, but that this lag diminished markedly over time, and a pattern consistent with rapid evolution of increased virulence on Bd's invading front is suggested.