Factors associated with the catastrophic decline of a cloudforest frog fauna in Guatemala
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| Autori: | , , , , , , |
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| Natura: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Data di pubblicazione: | 2004 |
| Descrizione: | Comparison of recent and historical surveys of frog populations in cloudforest habitat in Sierra de las Minas, Guatemala, indicated population declines and local extirpation of several species. Pathological exams of diseased tadpoles indicated infection by amphibian chytridiomycosis. The local habitat has been severely altered by recent establishment of large-scale leatherleaf fern production. Analysis of water chemistry at our study site suggested increased nitrogenation associated with the leatherleaf industry. |
| Stato: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Istituzione: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lingua: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/15596 |
| Accesso online: | https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/15596 |
| Keyword: | amphibian decline chytridiomycosis guatemala anura plectrohyla ptychohyla leatherleaf fern declinacion de anfibios quitridiomicosis helechos ornamentales |