The more, the healthier: Tree diversity reduces forest pests and pathogens

Felicia Keesing and Richard S Ostfeld

PLOS Biology, 2024, vol. 22, issue 2, 1-3

Abstract: How frequently, and under what conditions, biodiversity reduces disease through “dilution effects” has been a subject of ongoing research. A new study of forest pests in PLOS Biology provides strong evidence for their generality.How frequently, and under what conditions, does biodiversity reduce the transmission of infectious diseases through “dilution effects”? This Primer explores a new PLOS Biology study of forest pests that provides strong evidence for their generality.

Date: 2024
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