Thursday, September 24, 2009

Frog Fungus Hammering Biodiversity Of Communities

Everyone knows that frogs are in trouble and that some species have disappeared, but a recent analysis of Central American frog surveys shows the situation is worse than had been thought.

Under pressure from a fungal disease, the frogs in this biodiversity hot spot are undergoing "a vast homogenization" that is leaving behind impoverished communities that increasingly resemble one another.

to read the rest of the article, visit:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090922160100.htm

-bexchada

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