| Introduced parasites in food webs: new species, shifting structures? | |
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PMID: 22995896 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Introduction of free-living species also results in co-introduction of their parasites. Since recent advances have shown that native parasites dramatically alter food web structure, I evaluate here how introduced parasites might reorganise food webs. Empirical evidence suggests that introduced parasites alter food webs qualitatively through topological changes and quantitatively through shifts in trophic relationships arising from modified host phenotypic traits. I argue that predicting the extent of food web reorganisation is, however, difficult due to underlying ecological and evolutionary processes that could provide contrasting food web outcomes, including enemy release, biotic resistance, and parasite spillover and spillback. Nevertheless, I suggest these food web reorganisations represent a further aspect of human-mediated global change resulting in irreversible consequences across multiple trophic levels. |
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J Robert Britton |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-9-17 |
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Title: Trends in ecology & evolution Volume: - ISSN: 0169-5347 ISO Abbreviation: Trends Ecol. Evol. (Amst.) Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
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Created Date: 2012-9-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8805125 Medline TA: Trends Ecol Evol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Centre for Conservation Ecology and Environmental Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK. Electronic address: rbritton@bournemouth.ac.uk. |
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