Disease

Disease plays in important role in regulating natural populations, but can also be a major cause of endangerment. Introduced diseases, in particular, can devastate entire species. In California, sudden oak death, chitrid fungus, and avian flu epidemics are major concerns in conservation. Researchers at UC Davis are working to understand how diseases spread and impact population and communities.

Faculty Experts

• Walter Boyce
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Disease
• Holly Ernest
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Population Genetics | Population, Community Ecology | Wildlife | Disease
• Janet Foley
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Wildlife | Disease
• Walter Gubler
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Climate Change | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Plants | Stressors on Plants | Disease | Effects on Agriculture | Effects on Plants and Wildlife | Food, Agriculture
• Brian R. Johnson
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Population Genetics | Population, Community Ecology | Wildlife | Disease | Stressors on Animals
• Philip Kass
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Disease
• Jenella Loye
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Effective Solutions | Plants | Invasive Species | Disease | History, Culture | Education and Outreach | Invention, Entrepreneurship
• Neil McRoberts
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Healthy Environment, Healthy People | Effective Solutions | Ecosystems | Population, Community Ecology | Plants | Invasive Species | Disease | Food, Agriculture | Policy, Governance | Economics
• Eliska Rejmankova
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Land Use | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Effective Solutions | Ecosystems | Plants | Disease | Soil Microbes | Habitat Restoration | Lakes | Effects on Water Resources | Education and Outreach
• David Rizzo
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Disease
• Swee Teh
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Ecosystems | Toxicology | Disease | Stressors on Animals | Physiology and Nutrition | Rivers | Lakes | Deltas and Estuaries | Coasts and Oceans | Aquatic Health, Toxicology | Pollution, Transport and Water Quality
• Joshua Viers
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Land Use | Water & Watersheds | Climate Change | Effective Solutions | Ecosystems | Wildlands | Plants | Wildlife | Invasive Species | Disease | Land Use Planning | Habitat Restoration | Geospatial Analysis | Rivers | Lakes | Water Policy | Effects on Water Resources | Effects on Plants and Wildlife | Policy, Governance | Education and Outreach
• Michael Ziccardi
  Biodiversity & Conservation | Disease