Recent research in humans, livestock, and wildlife using high-throughput next-generation
sequencing (NGS) has identified that resident microbiota play an essential role in disease …

The 'social distancing'that occurred in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in humans
provides a powerful illustration of the intimate relationship between infectious disease and …

Native plants and animals can rapidly become superabundant and dominate ecosystems,
leading to claims that native species are no less likely than alien species to cause …

Cities are uniquely complex systems regulated by interactions and feedbacks between
nature and human society. Characteristics of human society—including culture, economics …

Since amphibian declines were first proposed as a global phenomenon over a quarter
century ago, the conservation community has made little progress in halting or reversing …

Microplastics (MPs) are contaminants of increasing concern; they are abundant, ubiquitous
and persistent over time, representing potential risks for organisms and ecosystems …

Invasion science is the study of the causes and consequences of the introduction of
organisms to the areas outside their native ranges. It concerns all aspects relating to the …

Pesticide use has been suggested as one of the major drivers of the global amphibian
decline. Laboratory and mesocosm studies have addressed several questions to …

The amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a skin pathogen that
can cause the emerging infectious disease chytridiomycosis in susceptible species. It has …

Infectious diseases are intimately associated with the dynamics of biodiversity. However, the
role that infectious disease plays within ecological communities is complex. The complex …