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Phylogenetic structure and host abundance drive disease pressure in communities

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  • Ingrid M. Parker

    (University of California Santa Cruz
    Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)

  • Megan Saunders

    (University of California Santa Cruz)

  • Megan Bontrager

    (University of California Santa Cruz)

  • Andrew P. Weitz

    (University of California Santa Cruz)

  • Rebecca Hendricks

    (University of California Santa Cruz)

  • Roger Magarey

    (Center for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University)

  • Karl Suiter

    (Center for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University)

  • Gregory S. Gilbert

    (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
    University of California Santa Cruz)

Abstract

Rare species may have an advantage in a community by suffering less from disease; here it is shown that, because pathogens are shared among species, it is not just the abundance of a particular species but the structure of the whole community that affects exposure to disease.

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  • Ingrid M. Parker & Megan Saunders & Megan Bontrager & Andrew P. Weitz & Rebecca Hendricks & Roger Magarey & Karl Suiter & Gregory S. Gilbert, 2015. "Phylogenetic structure and host abundance drive disease pressure in communities," Nature, Nature, vol. 520(7548), pages 542-544, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:520:y:2015:i:7548:d:10.1038_nature14372
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14372
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    1. Christopher Wills & Kyle E Harms & Thorsten Wiegand & Ruwan Punchi-Manage & Gregory S Gilbert & David Erickson & W John Kress & Stephen P Hubbell & C V Savitri Gunatilleke & I A U Nimal Gunatilleke, 2016. "Persistence of Neighborhood Demographic Influences over Long Phylogenetic Distances May Help Drive Post-Speciation Adaptation in Tropical Forests," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(6), pages 1-24, June.
    2. Petr Čermák & Tomáš Žid, 2020. "The crown condition of Norway spruce and occurrence of symptoms caused by Armillaria spp. in mixed stands," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 66(12), pages 483-491.
    3. Voinson, Marina & Smadi, Charline & Billiard, Sylvain, 2022. "How does the host community structure affect the epidemiological dynamics of emerging infectious diseases?," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 472(C).
    4. Guangzhou Wang & Haley M. Burrill & Laura Y. Podzikowski & Maarten B. Eppinga & Fusuo Zhang & Junling Zhang & Peggy A. Schultz & James D. Bever, 2023. "Dilution of specialist pathogens drives productivity benefits from diversity in plant mixtures," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.

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