The role of the environment in emerging and reemerging infectious diseases is increasingly
recognized [1, 2]. Climate change, defined by the United Nations Framework Convention on …

We conducted a comprehensive review of the research literature on interactions between
invasive species and species included in the critically endangered category of the …

Systematic assessments of species extinction risk at regular intervals are necessary for
informing conservation action,. Ongoing developments in taxonomy, threatening processes …

Anthropogenic trade and development have broken down dispersal barriers, facilitating the
spread of diseases that threaten Earth's biodiversity. We present a global, quantitative …

Discovering that chytrid fungi cause chytridiomycosis in amphibians represented a paradigm
shift in our understanding of how emerging infectious diseases contribute to global patterns …

Fungi are phylogenetically and functionally diverse ubiquitous components of almost all
ecosystems on Earth, including aquatic environments stretching from high montane lakes …

Infectious diseases affect people, domestic animals and wildlife alike, with many pathogens
being able to infect multiple species. Fifty years ago, following the wide-scale manufacture …

Unprecedented rates of introduction and spread of non-native species pose burgeoning
challenges to biodiversity, natural resource management, regional economies, and human …

Human pressure map** is important for understanding humanity's role in sha** Earth's
patterns and processes. Our ability to map this influence has evolved, thanks to powerful …

Environmental parasitology deals with the interactions between parasites and pollutants in
the environment. Their sensitivity to pollutants and environmental disturbances makes many …