TY - JOUR
T1 - Ecosystem simplification, biodiversity loss and plant virus emergence
AU - Roossinck, Marilyn J.
AU - García-Arenal, Fernando
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by the Pennsylvania State University College of Agricultural Science, by the National Science Foundation grant numbers EF-0627108 , EPS-0447262 , IOS-0950579 , and IOS-1157148 , the United States Department of Agriculture grant number OKLR-2007-01012 ; and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and by Spain's Plan Nacional de I+D+I grant AGL2008-02458 .
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PY - 2015/6
Y1 - 2015/6
N2 - Plant viruses can emerge into crops from wild plant hosts, or conversely from domestic (crop) plants into wild hosts. Changes in ecosystems, including loss of biodiversity and increases in managed croplands, can impact the emergence of plant virus disease. Although data are limited, in general the loss of biodiversity is thought to contribute to disease emergence. More in-depth studies have been done for human viruses, but studies with plant viruses suggest similar patterns, and indicate that simplification of ecosystems through increased human management may increase the emergence of viral diseases in crops.
AB - Plant viruses can emerge into crops from wild plant hosts, or conversely from domestic (crop) plants into wild hosts. Changes in ecosystems, including loss of biodiversity and increases in managed croplands, can impact the emergence of plant virus disease. Although data are limited, in general the loss of biodiversity is thought to contribute to disease emergence. More in-depth studies have been done for human viruses, but studies with plant viruses suggest similar patterns, and indicate that simplification of ecosystems through increased human management may increase the emergence of viral diseases in crops.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.coviro.2015.01.005
DO - 10.1016/j.coviro.2015.01.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25638504
AN - SCOPUS:84921978890
SN - 1879-6257
VL - 10
SP - 56
EP - 62
JO - Current Opinion in Virology
JF - Current Opinion in Virology
ER -