Hot and sick: impacts of warming and oomycete parasite infection on endemic dominant zooplankter of Lake Baikal.
T. Ozersky, T. Nakov, S. Hampton, N. L. Rodenhouse, K. Shchapov, K. H. Woo, K. Wright, H. Pislegina, L. R. Izmest'eva, E. A. Silow, M. A. Timofeev, M. V. Moore
This study examines how warming and oomycete parasite infection affect the zooplankter Epischura baikalensis in Lake Baikal, finding thermal mismatch and complex interactions between temperature, infection, and population dynamics.
bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2019 · PreprintEcology