The effect of climate change has already been seen in many ecological systems, but incorporating studies of parasites is vital to fully understand how ecological communities as a whole will respond. We used a meta-analytic approach to assess the role of climatic perturbation on parasite development, abundance and fecundity. Development increased with a temperature increase, but decreased as humidity increased under constant temperature. Abundance also increased, yet fecundity decreased with temperature changes. Our results demonstrate that these aspects of parasite fitness have a complex relationship with the climate, suggesting that future responses to global climate change will be difficult to predict

Gillingham, E.L.; Cable, J.; Perkins, S.E.; Rizzoli, A. (2013). Will climate change alter parasite development?. In: Cardiff University PhD day, Cardiff, UK, 15 February, 2013. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/23518

Will climate change alter parasite development?

Gillingham, Emma Louise;Perkins, Sarah Elizabeth;Rizzoli, Annapaola
2013-01-01

Abstract

The effect of climate change has already been seen in many ecological systems, but incorporating studies of parasites is vital to fully understand how ecological communities as a whole will respond. We used a meta-analytic approach to assess the role of climatic perturbation on parasite development, abundance and fecundity. Development increased with a temperature increase, but decreased as humidity increased under constant temperature. Abundance also increased, yet fecundity decreased with temperature changes. Our results demonstrate that these aspects of parasite fitness have a complex relationship with the climate, suggesting that future responses to global climate change will be difficult to predict
Climate change
Parasites
Rodents
Cambiamento climatico
Roditori
Parassiti
2013
Gillingham, E.L.; Cable, J.; Perkins, S.E.; Rizzoli, A. (2013). Will climate change alter parasite development?. In: Cardiff University PhD day, Cardiff, UK, 15 February, 2013. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/23518
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