Biodiversity Reduces Human, Wildlife Diseases and Crop Pests (IMAGE)

University of South Florida (USF Health)

Biodiversity Reduces Human, Wildlife Diseases and Crop Pests

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A team of University of South Florida biologists and colleagues found broad evidence that supports the controversial 'dilution effect hypothesis,' which suggests that biodiversity limits outbreaks of disease among humans and wildlife. The research may be critical to understanding how and why disease outbreaks occur.

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