Ecosystem energetic implications of parasite and free-living biomass in three estuaries

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Ecosystem energetic implications of parasite and free-living biomass in three estuaries. / Kuris, Armand M; Hechinger, Ryan F; Shaw, Jenny C; Whitney, Kathleen L; Aguirre-Macedo, Leopoldina; Boch, Charlie A; Dobson, Andrew P; Dunham, Eleca J; Fredensborg, Brian Lund; Huspeni, Todd C; Lorda, Julio; Mababa, Luzviminda; Mancini, Frank T; Mora, Adrienne B; Pickering, Maria; Talhouk, Nadia L; Torchin, Mark E; Lafferty, Kevin D.

I: Nature Study, Bind 454, Nr. 7203, 2008, s. 515-518.

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Kuris, AM, Hechinger, RF, Shaw, JC, Whitney, KL, Aguirre-Macedo, L, Boch, CA, Dobson, AP, Dunham, EJ, Fredensborg, BL, Huspeni, TC, Lorda, J, Mababa, L, Mancini, FT, Mora, AB, Pickering, M, Talhouk, NL, Torchin, ME & Lafferty, KD 2008, 'Ecosystem energetic implications of parasite and free-living biomass in three estuaries', Nature Study, bind 454, nr. 7203, s. 515-518. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06970

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Kuris, A. M., Hechinger, R. F., Shaw, J. C., Whitney, K. L., Aguirre-Macedo, L., Boch, C. A., Dobson, A. P., Dunham, E. J., Fredensborg, B. L., Huspeni, T. C., Lorda, J., Mababa, L., Mancini, F. T., Mora, A. B., Pickering, M., Talhouk, N. L., Torchin, M. E., & Lafferty, K. D. (2008). Ecosystem energetic implications of parasite and free-living biomass in three estuaries. Nature Study, 454(7203), 515-518. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06970

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Kuris AM, Hechinger RF, Shaw JC, Whitney KL, Aguirre-Macedo L, Boch CA o.a. Ecosystem energetic implications of parasite and free-living biomass in three estuaries. Nature Study. 2008;454(7203):515-518. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06970

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Kuris, Armand M ; Hechinger, Ryan F ; Shaw, Jenny C ; Whitney, Kathleen L ; Aguirre-Macedo, Leopoldina ; Boch, Charlie A ; Dobson, Andrew P ; Dunham, Eleca J ; Fredensborg, Brian Lund ; Huspeni, Todd C ; Lorda, Julio ; Mababa, Luzviminda ; Mancini, Frank T ; Mora, Adrienne B ; Pickering, Maria ; Talhouk, Nadia L ; Torchin, Mark E ; Lafferty, Kevin D. / Ecosystem energetic implications of parasite and free-living biomass in three estuaries. I: Nature Study. 2008 ; Bind 454, Nr. 7203. s. 515-518.

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title = "Ecosystem energetic implications of parasite and free-living biomass in three estuaries",

abstract = "Parasites can have strong impacts but are thought to contribute little biomass to ecosystems. We quantified the biomass of free-living and parasitic species in three estuaries on the Pacific coast of California and Baja California. Here we show that parasites have substantial biomass in these ecosystems. We found that parasite biomass exceeded that of top predators. The biomass of trematodes was particularly high, being comparable to that of the abundant birds, fishes, burrowing shrimps and polychaetes. Trophically transmitted parasites and parasitic castrators subsumed more biomass than did other parasitic functional groups. The extended phenotype biomass controlled by parasitic castrators sometimes exceeded that of their uninfected hosts. The annual production of free-swimming trematode transmission stages was greater than the combined biomass of all quantified parasites and was also greater than bird biomass. This biomass and productivity of parasites implies a profound role for infectious processes in these estuaries.",

keywords = "Animals, Biomass, California, Ecosystem, Host-Parasite Interactions, Pacific Ocean, Parasites, Snails, Trematoda, Trematode Infections, Wetlands",

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AU - Kuris, Armand M

AU - Hechinger, Ryan F

AU - Shaw, Jenny C

AU - Whitney, Kathleen L

AU - Aguirre-Macedo, Leopoldina

AU - Boch, Charlie A

AU - Dobson, Andrew P

AU - Dunham, Eleca J

AU - Fredensborg, Brian Lund

AU - Huspeni, Todd C

AU - Lorda, Julio

AU - Mababa, Luzviminda

AU - Mancini, Frank T

AU - Mora, Adrienne B

AU - Pickering, Maria

AU - Talhouk, Nadia L

AU - Torchin, Mark E

AU - Lafferty, Kevin D

PY - 2008

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N2 - Parasites can have strong impacts but are thought to contribute little biomass to ecosystems. We quantified the biomass of free-living and parasitic species in three estuaries on the Pacific coast of California and Baja California. Here we show that parasites have substantial biomass in these ecosystems. We found that parasite biomass exceeded that of top predators. The biomass of trematodes was particularly high, being comparable to that of the abundant birds, fishes, burrowing shrimps and polychaetes. Trophically transmitted parasites and parasitic castrators subsumed more biomass than did other parasitic functional groups. The extended phenotype biomass controlled by parasitic castrators sometimes exceeded that of their uninfected hosts. The annual production of free-swimming trematode transmission stages was greater than the combined biomass of all quantified parasites and was also greater than bird biomass. This biomass and productivity of parasites implies a profound role for infectious processes in these estuaries.

AB - Parasites can have strong impacts but are thought to contribute little biomass to ecosystems. We quantified the biomass of free-living and parasitic species in three estuaries on the Pacific coast of California and Baja California. Here we show that parasites have substantial biomass in these ecosystems. We found that parasite biomass exceeded that of top predators. The biomass of trematodes was particularly high, being comparable to that of the abundant birds, fishes, burrowing shrimps and polychaetes. Trophically transmitted parasites and parasitic castrators subsumed more biomass than did other parasitic functional groups. The extended phenotype biomass controlled by parasitic castrators sometimes exceeded that of their uninfected hosts. The annual production of free-swimming trematode transmission stages was greater than the combined biomass of all quantified parasites and was also greater than bird biomass. This biomass and productivity of parasites implies a profound role for infectious processes in these estuaries.

KW - Animals

KW - Biomass

KW - California

KW - Ecosystem

KW - Host-Parasite Interactions

KW - Pacific Ocean

KW - Parasites

KW - Snails

KW - Trematoda

KW - Trematode Infections

KW - Wetlands

U2 - 10.1038/nature06970

DO - 10.1038/nature06970

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 18650923

VL - 454

SP - 515

EP - 518

JO - Nature Study

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SN - 0028-0860

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