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19 de sept. de 2007 · Indeed, Smith et al. (2006) found infectious disease to be an uncommon cause of extinction and critical endangerment for most plants and animals. Only 3.7% of 833 known species extinctions have been attributed in part or directly to infectious disease.
10 de oct. de 2012 · In this paper, I consider two case studies of infectious diseases threatening to cause extinction in Australia, Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) and the amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (hereafter Bd).
In the midst of global biodiversity loss and rising disease incidence in wildlife, there has been growing interest in the role of infectious disease in species extinction. At local scales infectious disease is a common driver of population declines but globally it is an infrequent driver of species extinction and endangerment.
23 de ago. de 2005 · understanding of the role of infectious disease in species extinction and endangerment will help prioritize conservation initiatives and protect global biodiversity. Keywords: IUCN, wildlife disease
6 de may. de 2019 · Thanks to human pressures, one million species may be pushed to extinction in the next few years, with serious consequences for human beings as well as the rest of life on Earth.
15 de sept. de 2020 · The vast majority of outbreaks are the result of an animal disease spilling over into the human population. Ebola and HIV came from primates; scientists have linked cases of Ebola to consuming...
7 de ago. de 2020 · Many ecologists have long suspected this, but a new study helps to reveal why: while some species are going extinct, those that tend to survive and thrive — rats and bats, for instance — are more...
