Biodiversity loss underlies the dilution effect of biodiversity

The dilution effect predicts increasing biodiversity to reduce the risk of infection, but the generality of this effect remains unresolved. Because biodiversity loss generates predictable changes in host community competence, we hypothesised that biodiversity loss might drive the dilution effect. We...

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Published in:Ecology letters 2020-11, Vol.23 (11), p.1611-1622
Main Authors: Halliday, Fletcher W., Rohr, Jason R., Laine, Anna‐Liisa, Chase, Jonathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Biodiversity loss
community structure
Dilution
dilution effect
disease susceptibility
disease transmission
Ecological effects
Ecology
Health risks
hosts
infection
infectious diseases
Letter
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meta-analysis
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parasitism
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