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How can we measure the relationship between parasites, prey and human diseases under global environmental change conditions and how does it affect ecosystem stability?
Posted on August 11th, 2009Categorized as Biodiversity, Interdisciplinary, Social-Ecological Systems Tagged as Biodiversity, diseases, ecosystems
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Proper functioning of the environment depends not on one but many complex interactions between the living and non-living systems. Ecosystems and their services are the building blocks behind all natural resources. Within the living systems a lot has been done but not captured the interactions between parasites, prey, diseases and ecosystem functioning. Yet this system affects biodiversity, agriculture, and social systems such as trade and global cooperation.
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What coud be the evolution of emerging pathogenic agents in relation with global earth changes?
Posted on August 16th, 2009Categorized as Biodiversity, Human Health, Interdisciplinary Tagged as diseases, global warming, globalization, Health, public health
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Earth warming, ecological changes and globalization of transportation may induce further spread of insect born diseases away from the tropics. Large numbers of population might not be ready to cope with the threat with their natural defenses, or with public health procedures.
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Will some diseases become more frequent due to environmental changes, either climatic or developement-induced in a global urbanized world?
Posted on August 16th, 2009Categorized as Biodiversity, Human Health, Interdisciplinary Tagged as climate change, development, diseases, urbanization
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Some immunologically-mediated diseases seem to increase dramatically such as type 1 diabetes or allergies. Environmental changes associating sociological modifications and urbanization might play a role, as well as genetics and microbiology. The topic is indeed multifactorial.
