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Amphibian Extinctions: Is Global Warming Off the Hook?
from National Geographic News
The world's amphibians are in dire straits—but global warming may not be the problem, a new study suggests.
Most experts agree that the disease-causing chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is taking a terrible toll on frogs and toads. One in three species worldwide is threatened with extinction.
"There seems to be convincing evidence that chytrid fungus is the bullet killing amphibians," said University of South Florida biologist Jason Rohr, lead author of the study, published in a recent issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "But the evidence that climate change is pulling the trigger is weak at this point."
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