Figure 15.9 The deadly chytrid fungus in Central America. (a) Surveys of amphibians in Central America demonstrated that the fungus was spreading from the northwest to the southeast. (b) Surveys of amphibians at the El Copé site detected a sharp decline in amphibians, both in species that are active during the day and species that are active at night.
Data from K. Lips et al., Emerging infectious disease and the loss of biodiversity in a Neotropical amphibian community, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 103 (2006): 3165–3170.