Climate Change & Anthropocene Extinction 40: Warming changes spread of European ash tree dieback

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

Under very rare circumstances a spatial mismatch caused by climate change can be a good thing. But before you start betting on compensating one ecological disturbance with another that’s possibly even more dangerous, we think perhaps we should discuss another … Continue reading →

Biodiversity feedback: loss of amphibian species further increases threat of deadly fungus infections

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

Worldwide amphibians are the most threatened class in the animal kingdom. In recent years Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a fungal pathogen, has caused havoc among many species of frogs, toads and salamanders, decreasing populations and wiping out others.

Permian-Triassic mass extinction: 11,000 Gt CO2 worth of climate change led to microbial plagues that killed the world’s forests

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Rolf Schuttenhelm

New research shows an example of a missing link between climatic disruptions and biodiversity decline: killer microbes.

Fungus fights malaria!

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Judy Keen

Scientists have engineered a fungus (M. anisopliae) to contain antimicrobial proteins or antibodies that prevent the parasitic infection (P. falciparum) that causes malaria in humans. Mosquitoes, even infected ones, can be inoculated with the fungi that will prevent the parasite … Continue reading →

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Climate Change & Anthropocene Extinction 40: Warming changes spread of European ash tree dieback

Biodiversity feedback: loss of amphibian species further increases threat of deadly fungus infections

Permian-Triassic mass extinction: 11,000 Gt CO2 worth of climate change led to microbial plagues that killed the world’s forests

Fungus fights malaria!