Soil biodiversity and human health
Soil biodiversity is increasingly recognized as providing benefits to human health because it
can suppress disease-causing soil organisms and provide clean air, water and food. Poor …
can suppress disease-causing soil organisms and provide clean air, water and food. Poor …
Overview of chytrid emergence and impacts on amphibians
KR Lips - … Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Chytridiomycosis is an emerging infectious disease of amphibians that affects over 700
species on all continents where amphibians occur. The amphibian–chytridiomycosis system …
species on all continents where amphibians occur. The amphibian–chytridiomycosis system …
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 …
Biodiversity decreases disease through predictable changes in host community competence
Accelerating rates of species extinctions and disease emergence underscore the
importance of understanding how changes in biodiversity affect disease outcomes,,. Over …
importance of understanding how changes in biodiversity affect disease outcomes,,. Over …
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 …
Disentangling host, pathogen, and environmental determinants of a recently emerged wildlife disease: lessons from the first 15 years of amphibian chytridiomycosis …
The amphibian fungal disease chytridiomycosis, which affects species across all continents,
recently emerged as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Yet, many aspects of the …
recently emerged as one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Yet, many aspects of the …
Adaptive tolerance to a pathogenic fungus drives major histocompatibility complex evolution in natural amphibian populations
AE Savage, KR Zamudio - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Amphibians have been affected globally by the disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the
fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), and we are just now beginning to understand …
fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), and we are just now beginning to understand …
Mechanisms underlying host persistence following amphibian disease emergence determine appropriate management strategies
Emerging infectious diseases have caused many species declines, changes in communities
and even extinctions. There are also many species that persist following devastating …
and even extinctions. There are also many species that persist following devastating …
Ecophysiology meets conservation: understanding the role of disease in amphibian population declines
AR Blaustein, SS Gervasi… - … of the Royal …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Infectious diseases are intimately associated with the dynamics of biodiversity. However, the
role that infectious disease plays within ecological communities is complex. The complex …
role that infectious disease plays within ecological communities is complex. The complex …
Long‐term endemism of two highly divergent lineages of the amphibian‐killing fungus in the A tlantic F orest of B razil
The recent global spread of the amphibian‐killing fungus [B atrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(Bd)] has been closely tied to anthropogenic activities; however, regional patterns of spread …
(Bd)] has been closely tied to anthropogenic activities; however, regional patterns of spread …