High levels of the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis were found in a local pond. What do you predict will be the consequence of this fungus?

A. Vegetation levels will decline drastically.
B. Since this is a major pollutant in sewage wastewater, an investigation into the source of the fungus must be undertaken.
C. Lichen populations will increase around the pond.
D. Frog populations will decline.
E. Humans in the surrounding area will be vulnerable to pneumonia.


D. Frog populations will decline.

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