Owing to environmental, ethical, health, and safety concerns, there has been considerable
interest in replacing traditional animal-sourced foods like meat, seafood, egg, and dairy …

A debate has emerged over the potential socio-ecological drivers of wildlife-origin zoonotic
disease outbreaks and emerging infectious disease (EID) events. This Review explores the …

Predicting how increasing intensity of human–environment interactions affects pathogen
transmission is essential to anticipate changing disease risks and identify appropriate …

Understanding how biodiversity affects pathogen transmission remains an unresolved
question due to the challenges in testing potential mechanisms in natural systems and how …

The black rat (Rattus rattus) is a globally invasive species that has been widely introduced
across Africa. Within its invasive range in West Africa, R. rattus may compete with the native …

Zoonotic spillover is a phenomenon characterized by the transfer of pathogens between
different animal species. Most human emerging infectious diseases originate from non …

Compression of life zones along elevational gradients in mountains supports diverse
vegetation types, and therefore offers ideal setting to study plant functional traits. Functional …

Our world is undergoing rapid planetary changes driven by human activities, often mediated
by economic incentives and resource management, affecting all life on Earth. Concurrently …

Landscape appearance is controlled by a range of different environmental and human-
induced factors, although there is still a lack of knowledge about the significance of …

The unprecedented economic and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have shown
the global necessity of mitigating the underlying drivers of zoonotic spillover events, which …