Pathogenic fungus causes density- and trait-mediated trophic cascades in an aquatic community
Pathogens can alter species composition and ecosystem function by causing direct and indirect effects on communities. Zoospores of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (hereafter, Bd), a pathogen implicated in worldwide amphibian declines, can be consumed by filter-feeding zooplankton a...
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
2022
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