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  • Climate Change Biology
  • Epidemiology

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  • Climate change is linked to biodiversity loss via infectious diseases, but mechanistic studies are scarce.
  • Existing research often overlooks climate variability and extremes, focusing on mean changes.
  • Host-parasite interactions are physiologically mediated, making physiological models crucial for predictions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the mechanistic links between climate change, infectious diseases, and host population declines.
  • To highlight the importance of climate variability and extremes in predicting host-parasite interactions.
  • To propose a modeling framework integrating physiological mechanisms and climate data.

Main Methods:

  • Reviewing literature on climate change, disease ecology, and host physiology.
  • Analyzing the role of temporal weather variability and non-linear climate responses.
  • Presenting case studies (chytridiomycosis, withering syndrome, malaria) linking climate variability to disease-driven declines.
  • Developing a mathematical model integrating metabolic theory, physiology, and spatiotemporal processes.

Main Results:

  • Physiological models can unify the climate change-disease literature.
  • Climate variability, not just means, significantly impacts host-parasite dynamics.
  • The climate variability hypothesis suggests pathogens may benefit from unpredictable temperature shifts.
  • Case studies demonstrate climate variability's role in disease emergence and host declines.

Conclusions:

  • Predicting climate change impacts on infectious diseases requires focusing on variability and extremes.
  • Physiological models are essential for understanding and forecasting disease-driven biodiversity loss.
  • Further research is needed to refine models for accurate predictions of disease impacts on host populations and conservation.