Parasitism and ecosystems /
edited by Frédéric Thomas, François Renaud, Jean-François Guégan.
- x, 221 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Oxford biology .
- Oxford biology readers. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-215) and index.
Introduction - parasites, diversity, and the ecosystem / Linking ecosystem and parasite ecology / Are there general laws in parasite community ecology? : the emergence of spatial parasitology and epidemiology / Parasitism and the regulation of host populations / Food web patterns and the parasite's perspective / Ecosystems and parasitism : the spatial dimension / Parasitism and hostile environments / Parasitism and environmental disturbances / Parasitism, biodiversity, and conservation / Subverting hosts and diverting ecosystems : an evolutionary modelling perspective / Parasitism in man-made ecosystems / Conclusion - parasites, communities, and ecosystems : conclusions and perspectives / Peter Hudson -- Michel Loreau, Jacques Roy and David Tilman -- J.-F. Guegan, S. Morand and R. Poulin -- Anders Pape Moller -- Michael V. K. Sukhdeo and Alexander D. Hernandez -- Robert Holt and Thierry Boulinier -- Richard C. Tinsley -- Kevin D. Lafferty and Armand M. Kuris -- Frederic Thomas, Michael B. Bonsall and Andy P. Dobson -- Sam P. Brown, Jean-Baptiste Andre, Jean-Baptiste Ferdy and Bernard Godelle -- Francois Renaud, Thierry De Meeus and Andrew F. Read -- Gary G. Mittelbach. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
"Ecologists, epidemiologists, evolutionary biologists, and other scientists are increasingly coming to realize that parasites must be taken into account when studying ecosystems. 'Parasitism and Ecosystems' summarizes current knowledge on this topic. It represents the synthesis of both the roles and the consequences of pathogens in ecosystems" --Provided by publisher.