Habitat quality influences pollinator pathogen prevalence through both habitat–disease and biodiversity–disease pathways
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3933
Abstract: Abstract The dilution effect hypothesis posits that increasing biodiversity reduces infectious disease transmission. Here, we propose that habitat quality might modulate this negative biodiversity–disease relationship. Habitat may influence pathogen prevalence directly by affecting host traits… read more here.
Keywords: disease; prevalence; biodiversity disease; habitat ... See more keywords
Measuring the shape of the biodiversity-disease relationship across systems reveals new findings and key gaps
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13049-w
Abstract: Diverse host communities commonly inhibit the spread of parasites at small scales. However, the generality of this effect remains controversial. Here, we present the analysis of 205 biodiversity–disease relationships on 67 parasite species to test… read more here.
Keywords: spatial scale; biodiversity disease; disease relationships; disease ... See more keywords