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Other authors / contributors: | Dunn, Alison M., author.
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ISBN: | 9781139127110 113912711X 9780511987359 0511987358 9781139116459 1139116452 6613298301 9786613298300 1283298309 9781283298308 9781139114288 113911428X 9781139114288 1139124129 9781139124126 1139122193 9781139122191 1139112090 9781139112093 9780521889704 0521889707 9780521718226 0521718228
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Digital file characteristics: | data file
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-438) and index. English. Print version record.
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Summary: | "Interactions between competitors, predators and their prey have traditionally been viewed as the foundation of community structure. Parasites - long ignored in community ecology - are now recognized as playing an important part in influencing species interactions and consequently affecting ecosystem function. Parasitism can interact with other ecological drivers, resulting in both detrimental and beneficial effects on biodiversity and ecosystem health. Species interactions involving parasites are also key to understanding many biological invasions and emerging infectious diseases. This book bridges the gap between community ecology and epidemiology to create a wide-ranging examination of how parasites and pathogens affect all aspects of ecological communities, enabling the new generation of ecologists to include parasites as a key consideration in their studies. This comprehensive guide to a newly emerging field is of relevance to academics, practitioners and graduates in biodiversity, conservation and population management, and animal and human health"--
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Other form: | Print version: Hatcher, Melanie J. Parasites in ecological communities. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9780521889704
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Standard no.: | 9786613298300
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