Positive interspecific interactions such as mutualism, commensalism, and facilitation are
globally ubiquitous. Although research on positive interactions in terrestrial and marine …

Corals are the main primary producers of coral reefs and build the three-dimensional reef
structure that provides habitat to more than 25% of all marine eukaryotes. They harbor a …

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a pathogenic chytrid fungus implicated in worldwide
amphibian declines, is considered an amphibian specialist. Identification of nonamphibian …

The future of coral reefs in a warming world depends on corals' ability to recover from
bleaching, the loss of their symbiotic dinoflagellate algae (Symbiodiniaceae) during marine …

Growing evidence demonstrates that invertebrates display adaptive-like immune abilities,
commonly known as “immune priming”. Immune priming is a process by which a host …

Parasites and other symbionts are crucial components of ecosystems, regulating host
populations and supporting food webs. However, most symbiont systems, especially those …

Complex links between biotic and abiotic constituents are fundamental for the functioning of
ecosystems. Although non-monotonic interactions and associations are known to increase …

A comprehensive framework for understanding species coexistence Coexistence is the
central concept in community ecology, but an understanding of this concept requires that we …

In protection mutualisms, defensive symbionts protect their hosts from natural enemies,
including parasites. Protection mutualisms were historically considered rare ecological …

Symbionts tend to be aggregated on their hosts, such that few hosts harbor the majority of
symbionts. This ubiquitous pattern can result from stochastic processes, but aggregation …