The use of functional diversity analyses in ecology has grown exponentially over the past
two decades, broadening our understanding of biological diversity and its change across …

DNA‐based techniques are increasingly used for measuring the biodiversity (species
presence, identity, abundance and community composition) of terrestrial and aquatic …

Baited remote underwater stereo‐video systems (stereo‐BRUVs) are a popular tool to
sample demersal fish assemblages and gather data on their relative abundance and body …

Pathogens and polymers can separately cause disease; however, environmental and
medical researchers are increasingly investigating the capacity of polymers to transfer …

The prevalence and intensity of parasites in wild hosts varies across space and is a key
determinant of infection risk in humans, domestic animals and threatened wildlife. Because …

Reliable and comparable estimates of biodiversity are the foundation for understanding
ecological systems and informing policy and decision‐making, especially in an era of …

The risk of zoonotic spillover from reservoir hosts, such as wildlife or domestic livestock, to
people is shaped by the spatial and temporal distribution of infection in reservoir …

A paramount challenge in coral reef ecology is to estimate the abundance and composition
of the communities residing in such complex ecosystems. Traditional 2D projected surface …

Dynamic and integrative approaches to understanding pathogen spillover | Philosophical
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Designing a large-scale multispecies survey presents significant challenges due to its
multivariate, multiscale, and often multiobjective nature. Because it is impractical to measure …