Invasive Fungi
What are 5 organisms that a pathogenic invasive fungi has infected?
Oregon spotted frog, bees, amphibians, bats, corals, sea turtles, potatoes, rice, maize, soybeans, wheat
The three types of amphibians
What is caecilians, salamanders, and frogs/toads.
The Oregon Spotted Frog is the most ______ frog species in the PNW
What is aquatic
A reason for Oregon Spotted Frog decline
What is (choose one): Invasive species, habitat loss, fungus, genetic isolation
Chytrid fungal disease is caused by this fungus
What is Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd)
What are important characteristics of an invasive species?
Generalist diet, able to tolerate many different environmental conditions
The most direct benefit of amphibians to humans
What is being a predator of vectors of disease
The age at which the Oregon Spotted Frog reaches sexual maturity
What is 3 years old
The number of Oregon Spotted Frog populations left in WA
What is three populations
The three main symptoms of chytrid fungal disease
What are lethargy, loss of appetite, and shedding
In the past 50 years, how much pathogen-driven species loss can be attributed to fungi?
65%
Current extinction rates are _____ times greater than background extinction rates.
What is 136-2707 (or approximate guess)
The counties in WA in which the Oregon Spotted Frog can be found
What is Whatcom, Skagit, Thurston, Skamania and
Klickitat counties
The percent OSF habitat loss in the Salish Sea region
What is 85.2% loss
When a species is most susceptible to contracting chytrid.
What is after overwintering or in isolated populations