The âdilution effectâ (DE) hypothesis predicts that diverse host communities will show reduced disease. The underlying causes of pathogen dilution are complex, because they involve non-additive (d
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was first observed in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) in January 2019. This disease affects at least 20 scleractinian coral species; however, it is not w
Data and code produce results reported in "Advancing theory underlying diversity-disease relationships: competence in the context of life history, demography, and disease" published by Tara E. Stewart
Data and code produce results reported in "Advancing theory underlying diversity-disease relationships: competence in the context of life history, demography, and disease" published by Tara E. Stewart
The dilution effect predicts increasing biodiversity to reduce the risk of infection, but the generality of this effect remains unresolved. Because biodiversity loss generates predictable changes in h
