Parasitism is the most common consumer strategy among organisms, yet only recently has
there been a call for the inclusion of infectious disease agents in food webs. The value of …

We present a synthesis of empirical and theoretical work investigating how parasites
influence competitive and predatory interactions between other species. We examine the …

Our knowledge of zoosporic fungal phylogeny, physiology, and ecological functions, in
particular their role in aquatic food web dynamics and biogeochemistry, is limited. The …

Different components of the climate system have been shown to affect temporal dynamics in
natural plankton communities on scales varying from days to years. The seasonal dynamics …

Traditionally, the termination of parasite epidemics has been attributed to ecological causes:
namely, the depletion of susceptible hosts as a result of mortality or acquired immunity …

Despite the ubiquitous nature of parasitism, how parasitism alters the outcome of host–
species interactions such as competition, mutualism and predation remains unknown. Using …

Species interactions may profoundly influence disease outbreaks. However, disease
ecology has only begun to integrate interactions between hosts and their food resources …

It is assumed that predators mainly prey on substandard individuals, but even though some
studies partially support this idea, evidence with large sample sizes, exhaustive analysis of …

Numerous factors are contributing to the loss of biodiversity. These include complex effects
of multiple abiotic and biotic stressors that may drive population losses. These losses are …

Different components of the climate system have been shown to affect temporal dynamics in
natural plankton communities on scales varying from days to years. The seasonal dynamics …