Megafauna decline have reduced pathogen dispersal which may have increased emergent infectious diseases
C. Doughty, T. Prys-Jones, S. Faurby, A. Abraham, C. Hepp, V. Fofanov, V. Leshyk, J.-C. Svenning, M. Galetti
This study links megafauna extinction to reduced pathogen dispersal, suggesting it may have increased zoonotic disease emergence in humans.
bioRxiv · Jan 21, 2020Ecology