Understanding how biodiversity affects pathogen transmission remains an unresolved
question due to the challenges in testing potential mechanisms in natural systems and how …

While the importance of changes in host biodiversity for disease risk continues to gain
empirical support, the influence of natural variation in parasite diversity on epidemiological …

Debates over the relationship between biodiversity and disease dynamics underscore the
need for a more mechanistic understanding of how changes in host community composition …

Despite a century of research into the factors that generate and maintain biodiversity, we
know remarkably little about the drivers of parasite diversity. To identify the mechanisms …

Diverse host communities commonly inhibit the spread of parasites at small scales.
However, the generality of this effect remains controversial. Here, we present the analysis of …

Abstract Changes in host diversity and community structure have been linked to disease, but
the mechanisms underlying such relationships and their applicability to non‐vector‐borne …

Host–parasite interactions are embedded within complex communities composed of multiple
host species and a cryptic assemblage of other parasites. To date, however, surprisingly few …

Understanding parasite transmission in communities requires knowledge of each species'
capacity to support transmission. This property,'competence', is a critical currency for …

With growing interest in the effects of biodiversity on disease, there is a critical need for
studies that empirically identify the mechanisms underlying the diversity–disease …

Accelerating rates of species extinctions and disease emergence underscore the
importance of understanding how changes in biodiversity affect disease outcomes,,. Over …