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Fishing out marine parasites? Impacts of fishing on rates of parasitism in the ocean

Overview of attention for article published in Ecology Letters, May 2010
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Title
Fishing out marine parasites? Impacts of fishing on rates of parasitism in the ocean
Published in
Ecology Letters, May 2010
DOI 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01467.x
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Authors

Chelsea L. Wood, Kevin D. Lafferty, Fiorenza Micheli

Abstract

Among anthropogenic effects on the ocean, fishing is one of the most pervasive and extends deepest into the past. Because fishing reduces the density of fish (reducing transmission efficiency of directly transmitted parasites), selectively removes large fish (which tend to carry more parasites than small fish), and reduces food web complexity (reducing transmission efficiency of trophically transmitted parasites), the removal of fish from the world's oceans over the course of hundreds of years may be driving a longterm, global decline in fish parasites. There has been growing recognition in recent years that parasites are a critical part of biodiversity and that their loss could substantially alter ecosystem function. Such a loss may be among the last major ecological effects of industrial fishing to be recognized by scientists.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 7 3%
South Africa 3 1%
Mexico 2 <1%
Norway 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Malaysia 1 <1%
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 <1%
Switzerland 1 <1%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 211 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 54 24%
Researcher 47 21%
Student > Master 31 14%
Student > Bachelor 24 10%
Professor > Associate Professor 12 5%
Other 40 17%
Unknown 21 9%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 145 63%
Environmental Science 34 15%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 2%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 4 2%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 1%
Other 13 6%
Unknown 25 11%
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Attention Score in Context

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#16,802,686
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#2,800
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#81,394
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#30
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