Links community ecology and epidemiology to demonstrate how parasites affect species interactions and consequently ecosystem function, invasions and emerging diseases.
Links community ecology and epidemiology to demonstrate how parasites affect species interactions and consequently ecosystem function, invasions and emerging diseases.
Melanie J. Hatcher is Visiting Research Fellow, School of Biology, University of Bristol, and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology, University of Leeds.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I. Introduction Part II. Parasites and Competitors: 1. Introduction 2. One host-one parasite systems 3. Apparent competition 4. Parasite-mediated competition 5. Parasite-modified competition 6. Examples from conservation and management 7. Competition between parasites 8. Conclusions Part III. Parasites and Predators: 9. Introduction 10. Parasites of prey with specialist predators 11. Parasites of prey with generalist predators 12. Parasites of predator 13. Parasites of predator and prey 14. Applications: predator control and harvesting 15. Conclusions Part IV. Parasites and Intraguild Predation: 16. Introduction 17. Ecological significance of IGP 18. IGP as a unifying framework for competition and predation 19. Parasites intrinsic to IGP 20. Parasites extrinsic to IGP 21. Models of parasitism extrinsic to IGP 22. IGP and the evolution of host-parasite relationships 23. Conclusions Part V. Plant Pathogens and Parasitic Plants: 24. Introduction: parasitism of plants 25. Soil borne pathogens 26. Plant defence strategies 27. Parasitic plants 28. Endophytes 29. Conclusions Part VI. Parasites and Invasions: 30. Introduction 31. Parasite introduction and acquisition 32. Loss of parasites by invaders: enemy release 33. Invasions and host-parasite co-evolution 34. The impact of parasitism on biological invasion 35. Conclusions Part VII. Ecosystem Parasitology: 36. Introduction 37. Trophic cascades 38. Parasite dynamics in multihost communities 39. Biodiversity and disease 40. Parasites in the food web 41. Bioenergetic implications of parasitism 42. Ecosystem engineering 43. Ecosystem health 44. Evolutionary considerations 45. Conclusions Part VIII. Emerging Diseases in Humans and Wildlife: 46. Introduction 47. The process of disease emergence 48. The evolution of emergence 49. Phylogenetic and temporal patterns of emergence 50. Environmental change and emergence 51. Conservation and control 52. Conclusions Part IX. Where Do We Go From Here? References Index.
Part I. Introduction Part II. Parasites and Competitors: 1. Introduction 2. One host-one parasite systems 3. Apparent competition 4. Parasite-mediated competition 5. Parasite-modified competition 6. Examples from conservation and management 7. Competition between parasites 8. Conclusions Part III. Parasites and Predators: 9. Introduction 10. Parasites of prey with specialist predators 11. Parasites of prey with generalist predators 12. Parasites of predator 13. Parasites of predator and prey 14. Applications: predator control and harvesting 15. Conclusions Part IV. Parasites and Intraguild Predation: 16. Introduction 17. Ecological significance of IGP 18. IGP as a unifying framework for competition and predation 19. Parasites intrinsic to IGP 20. Parasites extrinsic to IGP 21. Models of parasitism extrinsic to IGP 22. IGP and the evolution of host-parasite relationships 23. Conclusions Part V. Plant Pathogens and Parasitic Plants: 24. Introduction: parasitism of plants 25. Soil borne pathogens 26. Plant defence strategies 27. Parasitic plants 28. Endophytes 29. Conclusions Part VI. Parasites and Invasions: 30. Introduction 31. Parasite introduction and acquisition 32. Loss of parasites by invaders: enemy release 33. Invasions and host-parasite co-evolution 34. The impact of parasitism on biological invasion 35. Conclusions Part VII. Ecosystem Parasitology: 36. Introduction 37. Trophic cascades 38. Parasite dynamics in multihost communities 39. Biodiversity and disease 40. Parasites in the food web 41. Bioenergetic implications of parasitism 42. Ecosystem engineering 43. Ecosystem health 44. Evolutionary considerations 45. Conclusions Part VIII. Emerging Diseases in Humans and Wildlife: 46. Introduction 47. The process of disease emergence 48. The evolution of emergence 49. Phylogenetic and temporal patterns of emergence 50. Environmental change and emergence 51. Conservation and control 52. Conclusions Part IX. Where Do We Go From Here? References Index.
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