Frainer, André
- Universitetet i Tromso, Norges Arktiske Universitet (UiT)
Sammanfattning
Species interactions can influence ecosystem functioning by enhancing or suppressing the activities of species that drive ecosystem processes, or by causing changes in biodiversity. However, one important class of species interactions - parasitism - has been little considered in biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BD-EF) research. Parasites might increase or decrease ecosystem processes by reducing host abundance. Parasites could also increase trait diversity by suppressing dominant species or by increasing within-host trait diversity. These different mechanisms by which parasites might affect ecosystem function pose challenges in predicting their net effects. Nonetheless, given the ubiquity of parasites, we propose that parasite-host interactions should be incorporated into the BD-EF framework.
Publicerad i
Trends in ecology & evolution
2018, volym: 33, nummer: 4, sidor: 260-268
Utgivare: ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
SLU författare
Mckie, Brendan
- Institutionen för vatten och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Institutionen för vatten och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Globala målen (SDG)
SDG15 Ekosystem och biologisk mångfald
UKÄ forskningsämne
Ekologi
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2018.01.011
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/94719