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Disease Risk in Temperate Amphibian Populations Is Higher at Closed-Canopy Sites C. Guilherme Becker*, David Rodriguez, Ana V. Longo, Amanda L. Talaba, Kelly R. Zamudio Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America Abstract Habitat loss and chytridiomycosis (a disease caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis - Bd) are major drivers of amphibian declines worldwide. Habitat loss regulates host-pathogen interactions by altering biotic and abiotic factors directly linked to both