Trematode communities in populations of estuarine snails can reflect surrounding animal diversity, abundance, and trophic interactions. We know less about the potential for trematodes to serve as bioindicators in other habitats. Here, we reanalyze data from 2 published studies concerning trematodes, 1 in the Chilean rocky intertidal zone and the other from the East African rift lake, Lake Tanganyika. Our analyses indicate that trematodes are more common in protected areas and that in both habitats they are directly and positively related to surrounding host abundance. This further supports the notion that trematodes in first intermediate hosts can serve as bioindicators of the condition of free-living animal communities in diverse ecosystems.
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August 01 2008
Trematodes Indicate Animal Biodiversity in the Chilean Intertidal and Lake Tanganyika
Ryan F. Hechinger;
Ryan F. Hechinger
aMarine Science Institute & the Department of Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106
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Kevin D. Lafferty;
Kevin D. Lafferty
aMarine Science Institute & the Department of Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106
bU.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Santa Barbara, California 93106. hechinger@lifesci.ucsb.edu
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Armand M. Kuris
Armand M. Kuris
aMarine Science Institute & the Department of Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106
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J Parasitol (2008) 94 (4): 966–968.
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Ryan F. Hechinger, Kevin D. Lafferty, Armand M. Kuris; Trematodes Indicate Animal Biodiversity in the Chilean Intertidal and Lake Tanganyika. J Parasitol 1 August 2008; 94 (4): 966–968. doi: https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1381.1
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