Pulse Heat Stress and Parasitism in a Warming World

Danielle C Claar; Chelsea L Wood

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2020.04.002

Pulse Heat Stress and Parasitism in a Warming World

Trends Ecol Evol. 2020 Aug;35(8):704-715. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.04.002. Epub 2020 May 18.

Authors

Danielle C Claar¹, Chelsea L Wood²

Affiliations

¹ University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Scholar, Boulder, CO 80301, USA. Electronic address: dclaar@uw.edu.
² University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.

PMID: 32439076
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.04.002

Abstract

Infectious disease outbreaks emerged across the globe during the recent 2015-2016 El Niño event, re-igniting research interest in how climate events influence disease dynamics. While the relationship between long-term warming and the transmission of disease-causing parasites has received substantial attention, we do not yet know how pulse heat events - common phenomena in a warming world - will alter parasite transmission. The effects of pulse warming on ecological and evolutionary processes are complex and context dependent, motivating research to understand how climate oscillations drive host health and disease. Here, we develop a framework for evaluating and predicting the effects of pulse warming on parasitic infection. Specifically, we synthesize how pulse heat stress affects hosts, parasites, and the ecological interactions between them.

Keywords: El Niño; climate change; disease; parasite; pulse warming.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Climate
Climate Change
Heat-Shock Response
Host-Parasite Interactions
Parasites*