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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: (OCoLC)1117910225 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Kevin D Lafferty; Donald C Behringer; Brian R Silliman |
ISBN: | 9780192554833 0192554832 9780191860942 0191860948 |
OCLC Number: | 1137019483 |
Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
Contents: | 1 Marine Infectious Diseases and their Ecological Roles -- Chapter 1: Marine pathogen diversity and disease outcomes -- Chapter 2: Parasites in marine food webs -- Chapter 3: Disease can shape marine ecosystems -- Section 2 -- Drivers of Marine Disease -- Chapter 4: Bacteriophage can drive virulence in marine pathogens -- Chapter 5: Climate change can drive marine diseases -- Chapter 6: Pollution can drive marine diseases -- Chapter 7: Invasions can drive marine disease dynamics -- Section 3 Disease Problems and their Management -- Chapter 8: Disease outbreaks can threaten marine biodiversity -- Chapter 9: Disease ecology in marine conservation and management -- Chapter 10: Disease in fisheries and aquaculture -- Section 4 Working with Infectious Diseases -- Chapter 11: Diagnosing marine diseases -- Chapter 12: Modelling marine diseases -- Chapter 13: Future directions for marine disease research -- Index. |
Responsibility: | edited by Donald C. Behringer, Brian R. Silliman, Kevin D. Lafferty |
Abstract:
Global research on marine disease ecology has expanded at an accelerating rate, due to increases in disease emergence across many taxa but also a broader realization that the parasites responsible are themselves important members of marine communities. Courses are now starting to emerge and this first textbook is ideally placed to serve them.
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