Does land-use change increase the abundance of zoonotic reservoirs? Rodents say yes
| Autor: | Javier A. Simonetti, Gabriel E. García-Peña, Hugo Mendoza, Gerardo Suzán, André V. Rubio |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Rodent Ecology Zoonosis Biodiversity Management Monitoring Policy and Law Biology medicine.disease 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 010605 ornithology law.invention Transmission (mechanics) Habitat Abundance (ecology) Human exposure law biology.animal medicine Land use land-use change and forestry Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Wildlife Research. 66 |
| ISSN: | 1439-0574 1612-4642 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10344-019-1344-9 |
| Popis: | Land-use change can raise the risk of human exposure to zoonotic diseases by increasing abundance of reservoir hosts. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis on the associations between land-use change and the abundance of rodent species in relation to their reservoir status for rodent-borne diseases. Using the PREDICT database, we analyzed 58 case studies comprising 54 species from eight countries. In general, rodent reservoirs were significantly more abundant in modified habitats (anthropogenically altered sites), whereas non-reservoir species were more abundant in non-modified habitats. To our knowledge, this is the first meta-analysis that evaluates the response of rodents to land-use change with a focus on the potential implications for epidemiological risks. Our findings give further evidence that land-use change generally impacts biodiversity in ways that might imply higher risk of zoonotic pathogen transmission. |
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