Climate-driven tipping-points could lead to sudden, high-intensity parasite outbreaks

Climate-driven tipping-points could lead to sudden, high-intensity parasite outbreaks

Parasitic nematodes represent one of the most pervasive and significant challenges to grazing livestock, and their intensity and distribution are strongly influenced by climate. Parasite levels and species composition have already shifted under climate change, with nematode parasite intensity freque...

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Main Authors: Naomi J. Fox, Glenn Marion, Ross S. Davidson, Piran C. L. White, Michael R. Hutchings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2015-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
climate change
helminth
livestock
nematode
parasite
temperature
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.140296

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