Benefits of parasitism in polluted environments: a review and perspectives

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• who: Aurelie Goutte from the u00c9cole Pratique des Hautes u00c9tudes, PSL Research University, Paris, France, Sorbonne University, Centre National de la have published the paper: Benefits of Parasitism in Polluted Environments: A Review and Perspectives, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
• what: The authors propose a conceptual framework and the authors argue that parasites can be helpful (positive outcome for the host`s fitness) when the costs of parasitism (level of infestation and pathogenicity) are negligible compared with the benefits of pollutant sequestration (depending on the accumulation rate and toxicity for the host).
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