Fear of parasitism affects the functional role of ecosystem engineers
K. N. Mouritsen, N. P. Dalsgaard, S. B. Flensburg, J. C. Madsen, C. Selbach
The paper shows blue mussels reduce filtration activity in response to trematode parasites, lowering infection rates and affecting their ecosystem engineering role.
bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2021Ecology