Associations between patterns of human intestinal schistosomiasis and snail and mammal species richness in Uganda: can we detect a decoy effect?

In recent years, ecological research has suggested several mechanisms by which biodiversity might affect the risk of acquiring infectious diseases (i.e., the decoy, dilution or amplification effects), but the topic remains controversial. While many experimental studies suggest a negative relationshi...

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Main Authors: Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Thomas K Kristensen, Aslak Jørgensen, Narcis B Kabatereine, Carsten Rahbek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers of Biogeography
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/20g4k0vg
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