Disease-mediated ecosystem services: Pathogens, plants, and people.
autotroph
ecosystem services
global change
infectious disease
pathogens
primary producer
Journal
Trends in ecology & evolution
ISSN: 1872-8383
Titre abrégé: Trends Ecol Evol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8805125
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2020
08 2020
Historique:
received:
09
01
2020
revised:
03
04
2020
accepted:
07
04
2020
pubmed:
20
6
2020
medline:
21
10
2020
entrez:
20
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Despite the ubiquity of pathogens in ecological systems, their roles in influencing ecosystem services are often overlooked. Pathogens that infect primary producers (i.e., plants, algae, cyanobacteria) can have particularly strong effects because autotrophs are responsible for a wide range of provisioning, regulating, and cultural services. We review the roles of pathogens in mediating ecosystem services provided by autotrophs and outline scenarios in which infection may lead to unexpected outcomes in response to global change. Our synthesis highlights a deficit of information on this topic, and we outline a vision for future research that includes integrative theory and cross-system empirical studies. Ultimately, knowledge about the mediating roles of pathogens on ecosystem services should inform environmental policy and practice.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32553885
pii: S0169-5347(20)30093-8
doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.04.003
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
731-743Informations de copyright
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