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2. Zero hunger0106 biological sciences0301 basic medicineeducation.field_of_studyPollinationTransmission (medicine)EcologyHost (biology)PopulationInterspecific competition15. Life on landBiology010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciences03 medical and health sciences030104 developmental biology13. Climate actionPollinatorEmerging infectious diseaseeducationPathogenEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsdescription
Multiple global change pressures, and their interplay, cause plant-pollinator extinctions and modify species assemblages and interactions. This may alter the risks of pathogen host shifts, intra- or interspecific pathogen spread, and emergence of novel population or community epidemics. Flowers are hubs for pathogen transmission. Consequently, the structure of plant-pollinator interaction networks may be pivotal in pathogen host shifts and modulating disease dynamics. Traits of plants, pollinators, and pathogens may also govern the interspecific spread of pathogens. Pathogen spillover-spillback between managed and wild pollinators risks driving the evolution of virulence and community epidemics. Understanding this interplay between host-pathogen dynamics and global change will be crucial to predicting impacts on pollinators and pollination underpinning ecosystems and human wellbeing.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-01 | Trends in Ecology & Evolution |