When facing an emerging infectious disease of conservation concern, we often have little
information on the nature of the host‐parasite interaction to inform management decisions …

Biodiversity loss is a major threat to the integrity of ecosystems and is projected to worsen,
yet the path to successful conservation remains elusive. Decision support frameworks …

Globalization has facilitated the emergence and spread of novel pathogens, representing a
major conservation challenge. The amphibian disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the …

Conservation science can be most effective in its decision‐support role when seeking
answers to clearly formulated questions of direct management relevance. Emerging wildlife …

The infectious chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) has been
responsible for severe population declines of salamander populations in Europe. Serious …

Protected areas like national parks are essential elements of conservation because they
limit human influence on the landscape, which protects biodiversity and ecosystem function …

The problem of global amphibian declines has prompted extensive research over the last
three decades. Initially, the focus was on identifying and characterizing the extent of the …

Emerging infectious diseases can result in species declines and hamper recovery efforts for
at-risk populations. Generalizing considerations for reducing the risk of pathogen …

Numerous papers have highlighted the need to integrate amphibian research and
conservation across multiple scales. Despite this, most amphibian movement studies focus …

Making transparent and rational decisions to manage threatened species in situations of
high uncertainty is difficult. Managers must balance the optimism of successful intervention …