Microbes perform a variety of vital functions that are essential for healthy ecosystems,
ranging from nutrient recycling, antibiotic production and waste decomposition. In many …

The rate of change (RoC) of environmental drivers matters: biotic and abiotic components
respond differently when faced with a fast or slow change in their environment. This …

Lack of data to properly model key biological characteristics like abundance or distribution,
seriously hinder comprehension of biodiversity patterns and their drivers—even for …

Pathogens possess the ability to adapt and survive in some host species but not in others–
an ecological trait known as host tropism. Transmitted through ticks and carried mainly by …

Recent research provides accumulating evidence that the evolutionary dynamics of host–
parasite adaptations strongly depend on environmental variation. In this context, the three …

The relative roles of defensive plant traits versus the activities of natural enemies of
herbivores (predators, parasites, and pathogens) in sha** herbivore traits are central to …

To date, the majority of mycological studies are focused on Ascomycota and Basidiomycota.
Research on basal fungi is rather limited with an obvious scarcity of data. Classification of …

Marine megafauna serve valuable ecological and economical roles globally, yet, many
species have experienced precipitous population declines. The significance of marine …

Global climate change can influence organismic interactions like those between hosts and
parasites. Rising temperatures may exacerbate the exploitation of hosts by parasites …

Health after pathogen contact varies among individuals because of differences in pathogen
load (which is limited by resistance) and disease severity in response to pathogen load …