scholarly journals Paradigms for parasite conservation

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 724-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric R. Dougherty ◽  
Colin J. Carlson ◽  
Veronica M. Bueno ◽  
Kevin R. Burgio ◽  
Carrie A. Cizauskas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parasite Conservation

scholarly journals Species loss on spatial patterns and composition of zoonotic parasites

2013 ◽  
Vol 280 (1771) ◽  
pp. 20131847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nyeema C. Harris ◽  
Robert R. Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Species Loss ◽  
Parasite Richness ◽  
Zoonotic Parasite ◽  
Disease Risks ◽  
Subsequent Loss ◽  
Conservation Concern ◽  
Parasite Conservation ◽  
Zoonotic Parasites ◽  
Host Parasite

Species loss can result in the subsequent loss of affiliate species. Though largely ignored to date, these coextinctions can pose threats to human health by altering the composition, quantity and distribution of zoonotic parasites. We simulated host extinctions from more than 1300 host–parasite associations for 29 North American carnivores to investigate changes in parasite composition and species richness. We also explored the geography of zoonotic parasite richness under three carnivore composition scenarios and examined corresponding levels of human exposure. We found that changes in parasite assemblages differed among parasite groups. Because viruses tend to be generalists, the proportion of parasites that are viruses increased as more carnivores went extinct. Coextinction of carnivore parasites is unlikely to be common, given that few specialist parasites exploit hosts of conservation concern. However, local extirpations of widespread carnivore hosts can reduce overall zoonotic richness and shift distributions of parasite-rich areas. How biodiversity influences disease risks remains the subject of debate. Our results make clear that hosts vary in their contribution to human health risks. As a consequence, so too does the loss (or gain) of particular hosts. Anticipating changes in host composition in future environments may help inform parasite conservation and disease mitigation efforts.

scholarly journals Parasite vulnerability to climate change: an evidence-based functional trait approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 160535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie A. Cizauskas ◽  
Colin J. Carlson ◽  
Kevin R. Burgio ◽  
Chris F. Clements ◽  
Eric R. Dougherty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Parasite Species ◽  
Trophic Group ◽  
Functional Trait ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Biological Traits ◽  
Complex Life Cycles ◽  
Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽  
Parasite Biology ◽  
Parasite Conservation

Despite the number of virulent pathogens that are projected to benefit from global change and to spread in the next century, we suggest that a combination of coextinction risk and climate sensitivity could make parasites at least as extinction prone as any other trophic group. However, the existing interdisciplinary toolbox for identifying species threatened by climate change is inadequate or inappropriate when considering parasites as conservation targets. A functional trait approach can be used to connect parasites' ecological role to their risk of disappearance, but this is complicated by the taxonomic and functional diversity of many parasite clades. Here, we propose biological traits that may render parasite species particularly vulnerable to extinction (including high host specificity, complex life cycles and narrow climatic tolerance), and identify critical gaps in our knowledge of parasite biology and ecology. By doing so, we provide criteria to identify vulnerable parasite species and triage parasite conservation efforts.

Parasite Conservation and the Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 730-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew E. Gompper ◽  
Elizabeth S. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Parasite Conservation ◽  
Recovery Program

Parasite Conservation and the Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 730-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew E. Gompper ◽  
Elizabeth S. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Parasite Conservation ◽  
Recovery Program

scholarly journals The Parasite Extinction Assessment & Red List: an open-source, online biodiversity database for neglected symbionts

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin J. Carlson ◽  
Oliver C. Muellerklein ◽  
Anna J. Phillips ◽  
Kevin R. Burgio ◽  
Giovanni Castaldo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Red List ◽  
Web Architecture ◽  
Open Access Database ◽  
Conservation Assessments ◽  
Parasite Conservation ◽  
Life On Earth

AbstractParasite conservation is a rapidly growing field at the intersection of ecology, epidemiology, parasitology, and public health. The overwhelming diversity of parasitic life on earth, and recent work showing that parasites and other symbionts face severe extinction risk, necessitates infrastructure for parasite conservation assessments. Here, we describe the release of the Parasite Extinction Assessment & Red List (PEARL) version 1.0, an open-access database of conservation assessments and distributional data for almost 500 macroparasitic invertebrates. The current approach to vulnerability assessment is based on range shifts and loss from climate change, and will be expanded as additional data (e.g., host-parasite associations and coextinction risk) is consolidated in PEARL. The web architecture is also open-source, scalable, and extensible, making PEARL a template for more eZcient red listing for other high-diversity, data-de1cient groups. Future iterations will also include new functionality, including a user-friendly open data pository and automated assessment and re-listing.

scholarly journals A global parasite conservation plan

2020 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 108596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin J. Carlson ◽  
Skylar Hopkins ◽  
Kayce C. Bell ◽  
Jorge Doña ◽  
Stephanie S. Godfrey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Plan ◽  
Parasite Conservation
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