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No Change Detected In Culturable Fungal Assemblages On Cave Walls In Eastern Canada With The Introduction Of Pseudogymnoascus Destructans, Karen J. Vanderwolf, David Malloch, Donald F. Mcalpine
No Change Detected In Culturable Fungal Assemblages On Cave Walls In Eastern Canada With The Introduction Of Pseudogymnoascus Destructans, Karen J. Vanderwolf, David Malloch, Donald F. Mcalpine
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Studies of fungi in caves have become increasingly important with the advent of white-nose syndrome (WNS), a disease caused by the invasive fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) that has killed an estimated 6.5 million North American bats. We swabbed cave walls in New Brunswick, Canada, in 2012 and 2015 to determine whether the culturable fungal assemblage on cave walls changed after the introduction of Pd and subsequent decrease in hibernating bat populations. We also compared fungal assemblages on cave walls to previous studies on the fungal assemblages of arthropods and hibernating bats in the same sites. The fungal diversity of bats …
Multiscale Model Of Regional Population Decline In Little Brown Bats Due To White‐Nose Syndrome, Andrew M. Kramer, Claire S. Teitelbaum, Ashton Griffin
Multiscale Model Of Regional Population Decline In Little Brown Bats Due To White‐Nose Syndrome, Andrew M. Kramer, Claire S. Teitelbaum, Ashton Griffin
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The introduced fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans is causing decline of several species of bats in North America, with some even at risk of extinction or extirpation. The severity of the epidemic of white‐nose syndrome caused by P. destructans has prompted investigation of the transmission and virulence of infection at multiple scales, but linking these scales is necessary to quantify the mechanisms of transmission and assess population‐scale declines. We built a model connecting within‐hibernaculum disease dynamics of little brown bats to regional‐scale dispersal, reproduction, and disease spread, including multiple plausible mechanisms of transmission. We parameterized the model using the approach of …