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Faculty Professor Emeritus Rick Botzler, students in the Ecoclub and other collaborators, Wildlife

Professor Emeritus Rick Botzler has been working with local kids aged 4 to 16 to survey for chytrid fungus in Humboldt County frogs. With the Ecoclub kids as first author(s), the research team, which includes ecologist colleagues from the US Forest Service, UC Davis and the Integral Ecology Research Center, has published their findings in the recent issue of the Journal of Wildlife Diseases. A great accomplishment fueled by citizen science.

Academic Department
Wildlife
Achievement (100 Words Max)

Professor Emeritus Rick Botzler has been working with local kids aged 4 to 16 to survey for chytrid fungus in Humboldt County frogs. With the Ecoclub kids as first author(s), the research team, which includes ecologist colleagues from the US Forest Service, UC Davis and the Integral Ecology Research Center, has published their findings in the recent issue of the Journal of Wildlife Diseases. A great accomplishment fueled by citizen science.

Name(s) of People Involved
Professor Emeritus Rick Botzler, students in the Ecoclub and other collaborators
Type of Achievement
Faculty
Submitter's Full Name
Micaela Szykman Gunther
Email
ms147@humboldt.edu
College
CNRS
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