Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in naturally assembled communities
F van der Plas - Biological Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Approximately 25 years ago, ecologists became increasingly interested in the question of
whether ongoing biodiversity loss matters for the functioning of ecosystems. As such, a new …
whether ongoing biodiversity loss matters for the functioning of ecosystems. As such, a new …
Effects of host diversity on infectious disease
RS Ostfeld, F Keesing - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The dynamics of infectious diseases can be affected by genetic diversity within host
populations, species diversity within host communities, and diversity among communities. In …
populations, species diversity within host communities, and diversity among communities. In …
Frontiers in research on biodiversity and disease
Global losses of biodiversity have galvanised efforts to understand how changes to
communities affect ecological processes, including transmission of infectious pathogens …
communities affect ecological processes, including transmission of infectious pathogens …
Pangloss revisited: a critique of the dilution effect and the biodiversity-buffers-disease paradigm
SE Randolph, ADM Dobson - Parasitology, 2012 - cambridge.org
The twin concepts of zooprophylaxis and the dilution effect originated with vector-borne
diseases (malaria), were driven forward by studies on Lyme borreliosis and have now …
diseases (malaria), were driven forward by studies on Lyme borreliosis and have now …
Biodiversity loss affects global disease ecology
Abstract Changes in the type and prevalence of human diseases have occurred during shifts
in human social organization, for example, from hunting and gathering to agriculture and …
in human social organization, for example, from hunting and gathering to agriculture and …
A meta‐analysis suggesting that the relationship between biodiversity and risk of zoonotic pathogen transmission is idiosyncratic
Zoonotic pathogens are significant burdens on global public health. Because they are
transmitted to humans from non‐human animals, the transmission dynamics of zoonoses …
transmitted to humans from non‐human animals, the transmission dynamics of zoonoses …
[PDF][PDF] Host selection by Culex pipiens mosquitoes and West Nile virus amplification
Recent field studies have suggested that the dynamics of West Nile virus (WNV)
transmission are influenced strongly by a few key super spreader bird species that function …
transmission are influenced strongly by a few key super spreader bird species that function …
Socio‐ecological drivers of multiple zoonotic hazards in highly urbanized cities
The ongoing COVID‐19 pandemic is a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of
pathogen spillover from wildlife to human hosts, particularly in densely populated urban …
pathogen spillover from wildlife to human hosts, particularly in densely populated urban …
[HTML][HTML] Local impact of temperature and precipitation on West Nile virus infection in Culex species mosquitoes in northeast Illinois, USA
Models of the effects of environmental factors on West Nile virus disease risk have yielded
conflicting outcomes. The role of precipitation has been especially difficult to discern from …
conflicting outcomes. The role of precipitation has been especially difficult to discern from …
Bat species assemblage predicts coronavirus prevalence
M Meyer, DW Melville, HJ Baldwin, K Wilhelm… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Anthropogenic disturbances and the subsequent loss of biodiversity are altering species
abundances and communities. Since species vary in their pathogen competence, spatio …
abundances and communities. Since species vary in their pathogen competence, spatio …