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Amphibians In Dramatic Decline; Study Finds Nearly One-Third Of Species Threatened With Extinction |
 | | In the Americas, the Caribbean and Australia, a highly infectious disease called chytridiomycosis has hit amphibians especially hard. |
| | New research is showing that in some regions, outbreaks of the disease may be linked to drought years, which scientists are increasingly attributing to the effects of climate change. |
| | But in most parts of the world — including Europe, Asia and Africa — chytridiomycosis is currently less of a problem. |
| www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2004/10/041015103700.htm (997 words) |
