How does climatic context affect wildlife and parasite aggregation at water sources?
Watering holes provide some of the most well-known examples of such resource hotspots, and they are particularly likely to be affected by future climate changes and human development. A single watering hole can aggregate a wide array of animals in a small area; and, depending on the disease in question, it may substantially magnify transmission of infectious agents.
In this project, we investigated how water sources elevated the density of hosts and increased the transmission of direct and fecal-oral transmitted parasites.
Watering holes provide some of the most well-known examples of such resource hotspots, and they are particularly likely to be affected by future climate changes and human development. A single watering hole can aggregate a wide array of animals in a small area; and, depending on the disease in question, it may substantially magnify transmission of infectious agents.
In this project, we investigated how water sources elevated the density of hosts and increased the transmission of direct and fecal-oral transmitted parasites.