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Trematode diversity in freshwater ecosystems: from individuals to communities
Biodiversity is declining worldwide at a rapid pace. Despite the alarming rate of biodiversity loss, the predictions made to date are probably still rather conservative, as a large proportion of the species on our planet have not yet been officially described (Singh 2002; Poulin and Morand 2004; Barnosky et al. 2011; Mora et al. 2011; Engel et al. 2021). Despite conservative estimates, a multitude of studies predict that the rate of biodiversity loss will accelerate in the future, exacerbated by anthropogenic impact (e.g., De Vos et al. 2017; Diaz et al. 2019; Andermann 2020; Bradshaw et al. 2021). Human activities have altered large areas of our planet (Sanderson et al. 2002; Halpern et al. 2008; Birk et al. 2020), with freshwater habitats being particularly affected by degradation and species loss (Birk et al. 2020; Tickner et al. 2020). Changes in water usage, distribution, and flow, combined with changes in climate and land-use, and a rapid human population increase, have detrimental consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem services (Elmhagen et al. 2015; Albert, 2021). Although the threat to our planet from the loss of biodiversity and intact ecosystems rivals that from climate change, it remains difficult to find a common approach to the protection of ecosystems, plants and animals that will effectively address the biodiversity crisis in the long term. Besides our moral duty to care for the well-being of all organisms living on this planet, there are several reason why biodiversity conservation, including that of parasites, is critical (Poulin and Morand 2004). Parasites, like other organisms, are part of the ecosystem and fulfill important roles, for instance, modulating ecological speciation (Karvonen and Seehausen 2012; Betts et al. 2018) acting as ecosystem engineers (Thomas et al. 1999), regulating host populations (Hudson et al. 2006; Lefèvre et al. 2009; Frainer et al. 2018), and altering predator-prey dynamics (Lafferty and Morris 1996; Mouritsen and Poulin 2002). Although, parasitism is ...
Trematode diversity in freshwater ecosystems: from individuals to communities
Biodiversity is declining worldwide at a rapid pace. Despite the alarming rate of biodiversity loss, the predictions made to date are probably still rather conservative, as a large proportion of the species on our planet have not yet been officially described (Singh 2002; Poulin and Morand 2004; Barnosky et al. 2011; Mora et al. 2011; Engel et al. 2021). Despite conservative estimates, a multitude of studies predict that the rate of biodiversity loss will accelerate in the future, exacerbated by anthropogenic impact (e.g., De Vos et al. 2017; Diaz et al. 2019; Andermann 2020; Bradshaw et al. 2021). Human activities have altered large areas of our planet (Sanderson et al. 2002; Halpern et al. 2008; Birk et al. 2020), with freshwater habitats being particularly affected by degradation and species loss (Birk et al. 2020; Tickner et al. 2020). Changes in water usage, distribution, and flow, combined with changes in climate and land-use, and a rapid human population increase, have detrimental consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem services (Elmhagen et al. 2015; Albert, 2021). Although the threat to our planet from the loss of biodiversity and intact ecosystems rivals that from climate change, it remains difficult to find a common approach to the protection of ecosystems, plants and animals that will effectively address the biodiversity crisis in the long term. Besides our moral duty to care for the well-being of all organisms living on this planet, there are several reason why biodiversity conservation, including that of parasites, is critical (Poulin and Morand 2004). Parasites, like other organisms, are part of the ecosystem and fulfill important roles, for instance, modulating ecological speciation (Karvonen and Seehausen 2012; Betts et al. 2018) acting as ecosystem engineers (Thomas et al. 1999), regulating host populations (Hudson et al. 2006; Lefèvre et al. 2009; Frainer et al. 2018), and altering predator-prey dynamics (Lafferty and Morris 1996; Mouritsen and Poulin 2002). Although, parasitism is ...
Trematode diversity in freshwater ecosystems: from individuals to communities
Schwelm, Jessica Sandra (Autor:in) / Sures, Bernd
09.05.2022
Hochschulschrift
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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