Forest fragmentation in China and its effect on biodiversity

J Liu, DA Coomes, L Gibson, G Hu, J Liu… - Biological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Land‐use change is fragmenting natural ecosystems, with major consequences for
biodiversity. This paper reviews fragmentation trends–historical and current–in China, the …

A global parasite conservation plan

CJ Carlson, S Hopkins, KC Bell, J Doña… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Found throughout the tree of life and in every ecosystem, parasites are some of the most
diverse, ecologically important animals on Earth—but in almost all cases, the least protected …

Does biodiversity protect humans against infectious disease?

CL Wood, KD Lafferty, G DeLeo, HS Young… - Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Control of human infectious disease has been promoted as a valuable ecosystem service
arising from the conservation of biodiversity. There are two commonly discussed …

Bats, bat flies, and fungi: a case of hyperparasitism

D Haelewaters, T Hiller, CW Dick - Trends in Parasitology, 2018 - cell.com
Bats are parasitized by numerous lineages of arthropods, of which bat flies (Diptera,
Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) are the most conspicuous. Bat flies themselves can be …

Phylogenetic and ecological factors impact the gut microbiota of two Neotropical primate species

KR Amato, R Martinez-Mota, N Righini… - Oecologia, 2016 - Springer
Recent studies suggest that variation in diet across time and space results in changes in the
mammalian gut microbiota. This variation may ultimately impact host ecology by altering …

[BOOK][B] Parasitology: a conceptual approach

ES Loker, BV Hofkin - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Produced amidst the still rippling effects of a pandemic and as the world experiences the
increasing burden of global warming and a rapidly changing biosphere, the second edition …

Rickettsia communities and their relationship with tick species within and around the national park of Iguaçu, Brazil

ARM Barbieri, A Suzin, LM Rezende… - … and Applied Acarology, 2023 - Springer
We report Rickettsia species from 2,334 ticks collected from environment (1,939 ticks) and
animals (395 ticks) in the largest inland fragment of the Atlantic rainforest of southern Brazil …

Local host-tick coextinction in neotropical forest fragments

HJ Esser, EA Herre, R Kays, Y Liefting… - International Journal for …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ticks are obligatory parasites with complex life cycles that often depend on larger bodied
vertebrates as final hosts. These traits make them particularly sensitive to local coextinction …

The influence of host body size and food guild on prevalence and mean intensity of chewing lice (Phthiraptera) on birds in southern China

X Chu, B Dik, DR Gustafsson, X Che… - Journal of …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
ABSTRACT Chewing lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) are abundant ectoparasites of birds and
mammals. They are adapted to life in the plumage or pelage of their hosts and virtually …

Forest edges affect ectoparasite infestation patterns of small mammalian hosts in fragmented forests in Madagascar

F Kiene, B Andriatsitohaina, MS Ramsay… - International Journal for …, 2020 - Elsevier
Habitat loss and fragmentation drive the worldwide depletion of biodiversity. Although it is
known that anthropogenic disturbances severely affect host and ecosystem integrity, effects …