Linking land-use change, water quality, and host-parasite dynamics with droplet digital PCR and Bayesian path analyses
Ipsita Srinivas, Chloe A. Fouilloux, Eric C Neeno-Eckwall, Amy Chen, Shira Dubin, Cate Patterson, Gwen Casey, Emma S. Choi, Grace J. Vaziri, Heather Alexander, John L. Berini, Paul Orlando-Simoni, Daniel I. Bolnick, Amanda K. Hund, Jessica L. Hite
This study uses ddPCR and Bayesian path analysis to link land-use changes to parasite dynamics in freshwater ecosystems, finding a positive correlation between deforestation and copepod density.
bioRxiv · May 15, 2026 · PreprintEcology