作者: James E. Byers
关键词: Food web 、 Ecology (disciplines) 、 Ecology 、 Community dynamics 、 Animal ecology 、 Level of detail (writing) 、 Disease transmission 、 Inclusion (education) 、 Biology 、 Parasitology 、 Infectious Diseases
摘要: Growing evidence indicates parasite inclusion in food-web analyses is a logical default. Comparisons of food webs including and excluding host–parasite interactions demonstrate the influence parasites on community dynamics. Although undoubtedly informative, necessary level detail exists for only handful systems. In recent Ecology Letters article, Lafferty et al. pose many good questions to catalyze discussions determining when how should be incorporated into analyses.