Arthropod

The Nullarbor Plain Desert Ecosystem Lars Hunt Location: The Nullarbor Plains Desert spans Western and Southern Australia, between approximately 30°S-32°S, 121°E-134°E (figure 1) (Ref 1). The Nullarbor plain is bordered by the arid salt lakes region of Western Australia, arid plains of Southern Australia, and North by the Great Victoria Desert. It is bordered on the south by the Great Australian Bight seacoast (Ref 2). Figure 1 - Location of Nullarbor Plain Biome: The Nullarbor…

Rhinolophus and Miniopterus, and Pteropodidae (Kevin 2013). Studies suggest that fruit bats of the genus Rousettus have been the main reservoir in Africa and the Philippines (Kevin 2013). Not only are bats a possible reservoir, plants, birds, and arthropods have also been considered for possible viral reservoirs, but also till this day there is not an official reservoir that is known for the Ebola virus. The first person to get infected by this virus must have spread it to other humans by…