DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16909503
title: Long-term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns. Dataset (Table S1) and Script

description: Table S1: Long-term wildlife animal parasite bibliographical dataset compiled through our study. Field description:

-          study: Bibliographic reference of the long-term parasite study.

-          language: Language of the publication.

-          publication_year: Year of publication of the article.

-          decade: Decade of publication of the article.

-          temporal_span: Span, in years, covered by the study (earliest and latest years included).

-          start: Year of the earliest relevant sampling event in the study.

-          end: Year of the latest relevant sampling event in the study.

-          lat: Latitude of the approximate centroid of sampling of the study (WGS84, decimal degrees).

-          long: Longitude of the approximate centroid of sampling of the study (WGS84, decimal degrees).

-          continent: Continent where the study took place.

-          organs_n: Number of different host organs inspected for parasite infections.

-          num_host_taxa: Number of different host taxa included in the study.

-          host_taxon_gen_bis: Broad taxonomic group to which the host included in the study belong.

-          n_hosts: Total host sample size (in number of individuals screened for parasite infections).

-          num_parasite_taxa: Number of different parasite taxa included in the study.

-          helminth: If yes, helminths were among the parasites included in the study.

-          arthropod: If yes, arthropods were among the parasites included in the study.

-          myxozoa: If yes, myxozoa were among the parasites included in the study.

-          hirudinea: If yes, leeches were among the parasites included in the study.

-          protozoa: If yes, protozoa were among the parasites included in the study.

-          mycete: If yes, mycetes were among the parasites included in the study.

-          environment: Broad type of environment in which the study took place.

-          geo_scale: Broad geographical scale of the study.

-          method_study: Methodological approach deployed to investigate parasites on the long-term.

-          secondary_method: Any complementary methodological approach employed to investigate parasites on the long-term.

-          method_parasite_ID: Broad method used to identify parasites.

-          aim_general: Broad aim of the study.

-          ID_sp: Proportion of parasite taxa included in the study that were identified to species level (or with more precision (strain, subspecies, etc.).

-          ID_gen: Proportion of parasite taxa included in the study that were identified to genus level.

-          ID_fam_higher Proportion of parasite taxa included in the study that were identified with lower resolution than genus level.

-          prop_larval: Proportion of parasite taxa included in the study that were at larval stage.

-          hypo_clim: Was climate change hypothesized to drive long-term changes in parasite infection levels?

-          test_clim: Were links between changes in parasite infection levels and climate change tested?

-          hypo_eutro: Was eutrophication hypothesized to drive long-term changes in parasite infection levels?

-          test_eutro: Were links between changes in parasite infection levels and eutrophication tested?

-          hypo_intro: Was the introduction of alien species hypothesized to drive long-term changes in parasite infection levels?

-          test_intro: Were links between changes in parasite infection levels and alien species introduction tested?

-          hypo_habitat: Were habitat changes hypothesized to drive long-term changes in parasite infection levels?

-          test_habitat: Were links between changes in parasite infection levels and habitat changes tested?

-          hypo_pollutant: Was pollution hypothesized to drive long-term changes in parasite infection levels?

-          test_pollutant: Were links between changes in parasite infection levels and pollution tested?

-          hypo_protect: Were measures of environmental protection hypothesized to drive long-term changes in parasite infection levels?

-          test_protect: Were links between changes in parasite infection levels and measures of environmental protection tested?

-          change_alpha: What changes in the alpha diversity of parasite did the authors report (if any)?

-          turnover_comp: Did the authors report changes in the composition of parasite assemblages?

-          abundance_change: What changes in the infection levels of parasite did the authors report (if any)?

 

Biological_Reviews_script is a R that allows to perfom, based on the data from Table S1, the analysis presented in the article: Long-term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns.