Understanding How Host Interactions Affect Disease and Biodiversity
Jim Crocker
5th May, 2024
Image Source: Natural Science News, 2024
Key Findings
- In Spain, higher biodiversity slightly reduces disease risk, challenging the belief that more species always increase disease spread
- Areas with low biodiversity and high wild boar centrality or livestock presence show the highest risk for multiple pathogen exposure
- The study suggests that promoting biodiversity can be crucial for disease control in wildlife management and agricultural practices
References
Main Study
1) New insights into biodiversity-disease relationships: the importance of the host community network characterization
Published 4th May, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-024-01799-y
Related Studies
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