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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458177603321

Titolo

Infectious disease ecology [[electronic resource] ] : the effects of ecosystems on disease and of disease on ecosystems / / edited by Richard S. Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing, and Valerie T. Eviner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-282-96500-X

9786612965005

1-4008-3788-X

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (521 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

OstfeldRichard S. <1954->

KeesingFelicia

EvinerValerie T

Disciplina

571.9

Soggetti

Ecosystem health

Host-parasite relationships - Environmental aspects

Communicable diseases in animals - Environmental aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Effects of ecosystems on disease -- pt. 2. Effects of disease on ecosystems -- pt. 3. Management an applications -- pt. 4. Concluding comments : frontiers in the ecology of infectious diseases.

Sommario/riassunto

News headlines are forever reporting diseases that take huge tolls on humans, wildlife, domestic animals, and both cultivated and native plants worldwide. These diseases can also completely transform the ecosystems that feed us and provide us with other critical benefits, from flood control to water purification. And yet diseases sometimes serve to maintain the structure and function of the ecosystems on which humans depend. Gathering thirteen essays by forty leading experts who convened at the Cary Conference at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in 2005, this book develops an integrated framework for understanding where these diseases come from, what ecological factors influence their impacts, and how they in turn influence ecosystem dynamics. It marks the first comprehensive and



in-depth exploration of the rich and complex linkages between ecology and disease, and provides conceptual underpinnings to understand and ameliorate epidemics. It also sheds light on the roles that diseases play in ecosystems, bringing vital new insights to landscape management issues in particular. While the ecological context is a key piece of the puzzle, effective control and understanding of diseases requires the interaction of professionals in medicine, epidemiology, veterinary medicine, forestry, agriculture, and ecology. The essential resource on the subject, Infectious Disease Ecology seeks to bridge these fields with an ecological approach that focuses on systems thinking and complex interactions.