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Invasive Fungi

Based on records from the Global Invasive Species Database, invasive fungal species found in at least one of the southeastern U.S. states including Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi are presented below:

Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)
White Pine Blister Rust (Cronartium ribicola)
Chestnut Blight (Cryphonectria parasitica)
Dutch Elm Disease (Ophiostoma ulmi)

Invasive Fungi of the Southeastern United States
For information about invasive fungi inhabiting the southeastern United States, refer to the Web resources for invasive fungi shown on this page. These resources contain the scientific names of invasive fungi listed above that occur in at least one of the specified states, according to the Global Invasive Species Database. NBII Metadata clearinghouse records about invasive fungi are also available from the NBII Metadata Clearinghouse.

Web Resources for Invasive Fungi of the Southeastern United States

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2009 Cooperative White-Nose Syndrome Monitoring and Response Plan for Tennessee (PDF, 36 pp., 2.92 MB)

2009-05-14 Archived Web Resource: Determination of Endangered Status for Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander; Designation of Critical Habitat for Frosted Flatwoods Salamander and Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander; Final Rule (PDF, 76 pp., 1.53 MB)

2010 Cooperative White-Nose Syndrome Monitoring and Surveillance Plan for Tennessee (PDF, 31 pp., 1.77 MB)

Action Plan to Respond to Climate Change in Kentucky: A Strategy of Resilience (PDF, 37 pp., 1.43 MB)

Alabama White-nose Syndrome Management Plan (PDF, 26 pp., 1.74 MB)

America's Least Wanted: Alien Species Invasions of U.S. Ecosystems (PDF, 36 pp., 1.49 MB)

Appalachian Trail: American Chestnut

Backyard Fungi

Bat Crisis: White-nose Syndrome

Bat Genocide

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NBII Metadata Records - Invasive Fungi - KY, TN, NC, SC, GA, AL, MS

Compensatory effects of recruitment and survival when amphibian populations are perturbed by disease [Fri Dec 31 19:00:00 EST 2010]
This document is the published result, conclusion, or progress report of research performed by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). Information used to prepare the metadata for this document was extracted from FORT's Publications Database....

Effects of amphibian chytrid fungus on individual survival probability in wild boreal toads [Thu Dec 31 19:00:00 EST 2009]
This document is the published result, conclusion, or progress report of research performed by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). Information used to prepare the metadata for this document was extracted from FORT's Publications Database....

Distribution limits of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis a case study in the Rocky Mountains, USA [Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 EST 2008]
This document is the published result, conclusion, or progress report of research performed by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). Information used to prepare the metadata for this document was extracted from FORT's Publications Database....

Modeling white pine blister rust in the southern Rocky Mountains [Mon Dec 31 19:00:00 EST 2007]
This document is the published result, conclusion, or progress report of research performed by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). Information used to prepare the metadata for this document was extracted from FORT's Publications Database....

Distribution and environmental limitations of an amphibian pathogen in the Rocky Mountains, USA [Mon Dec 31 19:00:00 EST 2007]
This document is the published result, conclusion, or progress report of research performed by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). Information used to prepare the metadata for this document was extracted from FORT's Publications Database....

Whitebark pine decline: infection, mortality and population trends [Sun Dec 31 19:00:00 EST 2000]
This document is the published result, conclusion, or progress report of research performed by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). Information used to prepare the metadata for this document was extracted from FORT's Publications Database....

Restoring whitebark and limber pine communities [Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 EST 1997]
This document is the published result, conclusion, or progress report of research performed by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). Information used to prepare the metadata for this document was extracted from FORT's Publications Database....

Alien threats and restoration dilemmas in whitebark and limber pine communities [Tue Dec 31 19:00:00 EST 1996]
This document is the published result, conclusion, or progress report of research performed by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). Information used to prepare the metadata for this document was extracted from FORT's Publications Database....

Photosynthesis of green algal soil crust lichens from arid lands in southern Utah, USA: role of water content on light and temperature responses of CO2 exchange [Tue Dec 31 19:00:00 EST 1996]
This document is the published result, conclusion, or progress report of research performed by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). Information used to prepare the metadata for this document was extracted from FORT's Publications Database....

Whitebark pine ecosystems: status and trends [Sun Dec 31 19:00:00 EST 1995]
This document is the published result, conclusion, or progress report of research performed by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). Information used to prepare the metadata for this document was extracted from FORT's Publications Database....

Ecological Mapping of Whitebark Pine in Glacier National Park [Fri Dec 31 19:00:00 EST 1993]
This document is the published result, conclusion, or progress report of research performed by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). Information used to prepare the metadata for this document was extracted from FORT's Publications Database....

Whitebark Pine Monitoring Network [Fri Dec 31 19:00:00 EST 1993]
This document is the published result, conclusion, or progress report of research performed by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). Information used to prepare the metadata for this document was extracted from FORT's Publications Database....

An introduction to whitebark pine ecology and status [Sun Dec 31 20:01:00 EST 1899]
This document is the published result, conclusion, or progress report of research performed by the staff of the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). Information used to prepare the metadata for this document was extracted from FORT's Publications Database....

Pilot evaluation of wood frog genetics in the Kawuneeche Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado [Sun Dec 31 20:01:00 EST 1899]
Wood frog (Rana sylvatica) populations in Colorado and Wyoming represent a group of frogs disjunct from other wood frog populations in North America. The wood frog was listed by the State of Colorado as a threatened species until recent, intensive surveys revealed that wood frogs appear to be holding their own in the State (Corn et al. 1989). A number of factors potentially threaten wood frog populations in Colorado including loss of habitat as more development occurs in relatively pristine areas, pollution, and effects from wildland fires and timber sales. Disease may also threaten wood frogs. This species was diagnosed recently with chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in Rocky Mountain National Park (Rittmann et al. in press). Wood frogs represent the only remaining ranid frog in Rocky Mountain National Park (Corn et al.1997). They are restricted to the west side of the Park in a valley where the Colorado River flows as a small stream. The aim of this proposal is to exam...

Species Spotlight

Damage caused by Chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica)
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Chestnut blight
Cryphonectria parasitica

Description: C. parasitica forms yellowish or orange fruiting bodies about the size of a pin head on the older portion of cankers. Spores may exude from the pycnidia as orange, curled horns during moist weather. Stem cankers are either swollen or sunken, and the sunken type may be grown over with bark. The bark covering swollen cankers is usually loose at the ends of the canker. Trees die back above the canker and may sprout below it.

Life History: The host tree dies when a swollen canker caused by fungal infection girdles the tree, preventing further growth and disrupting the transport of nutrients through the plant's vascular system. The fungus is prevalent in the environment and enters the tree through a wound site.

Habitat: C. parasitica is a pathogenic fungus affecting primarily Chestnut trees including the American Chestnut (Castanea dentate). It also attacks other hardwood tree species including Oaks.

Resources:

Ecology of Cryphonectria parasitica (Global Invasive Species Database)

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