Free-living parasite infectious stages promote zooplankton abundance under the risk of predation
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DOI: 10.1007/s00442-019-04503-z
Abstract: Free-living parasite infectious stages, such as the cercariae of trematodes (flatworms), can represent substantial biomass in aquatic ecosystems, yet their interactions with other planktonic fauna are poorly understood. Given that cercariae are consumed by various… read more here.
Keywords: zooplankton; presence; parasite infectious; living parasite ... See more keywords
If you build it, they will come: Restoration positively influences free-living and parasite diversity in a restored tidal marsh
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fooweb.2020.e00167
Abstract: Abstract Ecological monitoring studies have shown that surrogate species can provide good predictive power for the community diversity of other taxa. In our study, we sampled for resident and transient fauna in several newly created… read more here.
Keywords: parasite diversity; diversity; restoration; post restoration ... See more keywords