/ edited by Fr?�d?�ric Thomas, Fran?�ois Renaud, Jean-Fran?�ois Gu?�gan
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Oxford ;New York
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: Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2005.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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x, 221 p.
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: ill., maps ; 26 cm.
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(Oxford biology)
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INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-215) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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"Ecologists, epidemiologists, evolutionary biologists, and other scientists are increasingly coming to realize that parasites must be taken into account when studying ecosystems. 'Parasitism and Ecosystems' summarizes current knowledge on this topic. It represents the synthesis of both the roles and the consequences of pathogens in ecosystems" --Provided by publisher.
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Introduction - Parasites, diversity, and the ecosystem / Peter Hudson -- Linking ecosystem and parasite ecology / Michel Loreau, Jacques Roy and David Tilman -- Are there general laws in parasite community ecology? The emergence of spatial parasitology and epidemiology / J.-F. Gu?�gan, S. Morand and R. Poulin -- Parasitism and the regulation of host populations / Anders Pape M?ller -- Food web patterns and the parasite's perspective / Michael V.K. Sukhdeo and Alexander D. Hernandez -- Ecosystems and parasitism : the spatial dimension / Robert Holt and Thierry Boulinier -- Parasitism and hostile environments / Richard C. Tinsley -- Parasitism and environmental disturbances / Kevin D. Lafferty and Armand M. Kuris -- Parasitism, biodiversity, and conservation / Fr?�d?�ric Thomas, Michael B. Bonsall and Andy P. Dobson -- Subverting hosts and diverting ecosystems : an evolutionary modelling perspective / Sam P. Brown ... [et al.] -- Parasitism in man-made ecosystems / Fran?�ois Renaud, Thierry De Mee?�s and Andrew F. Read -- Conclusion - Parasites, communities and ecosystems : conclusions and perspectives / Gary G. Mittelbach.