An ecosystem approach to understanding and managing within-host parasite community dynamics. Issue 5 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rynkiewicz, Evelyn C.; Pedersen, Amy B.; Fenton, Andy
• Is Part Of: Trends in parasitology. Volume 31:Issue 5(2015:May)
• Page Start: 212
• Page End: 221
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Parasitology -- Periodicals; Parasitology -- Periodicals; Biology -- Periodicals; Parasitology; Biology; Parasitologie -- Périodiques; Online resources; 571.999
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.02.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1471-4922

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">The host can be considered as an ecosystem inhabited by its parasites.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Ecosystem ecology tools compartmentalize within-host processes to identify interactions between host and parasites.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Stability, limiting resources, assembly rules, and local versus global scales are highlighted concepts.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">We suggest how to apply highlighted concepts to wildlife disease.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>