Long-term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns. Dataset (Table S1) and Script

Table S1: Long-term wildlife animal parasite bibliographical dataset compiled through our study. Field description: - study: Bibliographic reference of the long-term parasite study. - language: Language of the publication. - publication_year: Year of publication of the article. - decade: Decade of publication of the article. - temporal_span: Span, in years, covered by the study (earliest and latest years included). - start: Year of the earliest relevant sampling event in the study. - end: Year of the latest relevant sampling event in the study. - lat: Latitude of the approximate centroid of sampling of the study (WGS84, decimal degrees). - long: Longitude of the approximate centroid of sampling of the study (WGS84, decimal degrees). - continent: Continent where the study took place. - organs_n: Number of different host organs inspected for parasite infections. - num_host_taxa: Number of different host taxa included in the study. - host_taxon_gen_bis: Broad taxonomic group to which the host included in the study belong. - n_hosts: Total host sample size (in number of individuals screened for parasite infections). - num_parasite_taxa: Number of different parasite taxa included in the study. - helminth: If yes, helminths were among the parasites included in the study. - arthropod: If yes, arthropods were among the parasites included in the study. - myxozoa: If yes, myxozoa were among the parasites included in the study. - hirudinea: If yes, leeches were among the parasites included in the study. - protozoa: If yes, protozoa were among the parasites included in the study. - mycete: If yes, mycetes were among the parasites included in the study. - environment: Broad type of environment in which the study took place. - geo_scale: Broad geographical scale of the study. - method_study: Methodological approach deployed to investigate parasites on the long-term. - secondary_method: Any complementary methodological approach employed to investigate parasites on the long-term. - method_parasite_ID: Broad method used to identify parasites. - aim_general: Broad aim of the study. - ID_sp: Proportion of parasite taxa included in the study that were identified to species level (or with more precision (strain, subspecies, etc.). - ID_gen: Proportion of parasite taxa included in the study that were identified to genus level. - ID_fam_higher Proportion of parasite taxa included in the study that were identified with lower resolution than genus level. - prop_larval: Proportion of parasite taxa included in the study that were at larval stage. - hypo_clim: Was climate change hypothesized to drive long-term changes in parasite infection levels? - test_clim: Were links between changes in parasite infection levels and climate change tested? - hypo_eutro: Was eutrophication hypothesized to drive long-term changes in parasite infection levels? - test_eutro: Were links between changes in parasite infection levels and eutrophication tested? - hypo_intro: Was the introduction of alien species hypothesized to drive long-term changes in parasite infection levels? - test_intro: Were links between changes in parasite infection levels and alien species introduction tested? - hypo_habitat: Were habitat changes hypothesized to drive long-term changes in parasite infection levels? - test_habitat: Were links between changes in parasite infection levels and habitat changes tested? - hypo_pollutant: Was pollution hypothesized to drive long-term changes in parasite infection levels? - test_pollutant: Were links between changes in parasite infection levels and pollution tested? - hypo_protect: Were measures of environmental protection hypothesized to drive long-term changes in parasite infection levels? - test_protect: Were links between changes in parasite infection levels and measures of environmental protection tested? - change_alpha: What changes in the alpha diversity of parasite did the authors report (if any)? - turnover_comp: Did the authors report changes in the composition of parasite assemblages? - abundance_change: What changes in the infection levels of parasite did the authors report (if any)? Biological_Reviews_script is a R that allows to perfom, based on the data from Table S1, the analysis presented in the article: Long-term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns.