Parasites play a fundamental role in shaping ecological communities and influencing trophic interactions. Understanding the factors that drive parasite impacts on community structure and stability (i.e. resilience to disturbances) is crucial for predicting disease dynamics and implementing effective conservation strategies. In this study, using avian malaria and malaria-like parasites as a model system, we investigated the relationship between specificity, community stability and parasite vulnerability and their association with host diversity and climate.

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网络特异性降低了禽类血孢子寄生虫及其宿主之间的群落稳定性和竞争

寄生虫在塑造生态群落和影响营养相互作用方面发挥着重要作用。了解寄生虫对群落结构和稳定性（即抗干扰能力）影响的因素对于预测疾病动态和实施有效的保护策略至关重要。在这项研究中，我们以禽类疟疾和类疟疾寄生虫为模型系统，研究了特异性、群落稳定性和寄生虫脆弱性之间的关系及其与宿主多样性和气候的关系。