Journal article
A guide for ecologists: Detecting the role of disease in faunal declines and managing population recovery
Biological Conservation, Vol.214, pp.136-146
2017
Abstract
Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate, especially among vertebrates. Disease is commonly ignored or dismissed in investigations of wildlife declines, partly because there is often little or no obvious clinical evidence of illness. We argue that disease has the potential to cause many species declines and extinctions and that there is mounting evidence that this is a more important cause of declines than has been appreciated. We summarise case studies of diseases that have affected wildlife to the point of extinction and bring together the experiences of wildlife managers, veterinarians, epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists, zoologists and ecologists to provide an investigation framework to help ecologists and wildlife managers address disease as a factor in wildlife declines. Catastrophic declines of wildlife may be the result of single or multiple synergistic causes, and disease should always be one factor under consideration, unless proven otherwise. In a rapidly changing world where emerging infectious diseases have become increasingly common, the need to consider diseases has never been more important.
Details
- Title
- A guide for ecologists: Detecting the role of disease in faunal declines and managing population recovery
- Authors/Creators
- N.D. Preece (Author/Creator) - James Cook UniversityS.E. Abell (Author/Creator) - James Cook UniversityL. Grogan (Author/Creator) - Griffith UniversityA. Wayne (Author/Creator) - Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and AttractionsL.F. Skerratt (Author/Creator) - Australian Institute of Tropical Health and MedicineP. van Oosterzee (Author/Creator) - James Cook UniversityA.L. Shima (Author/Creator) - Australian Institute of Tropical Health and MedicineP. Daszak (Author/Creator) - EcoHealth AllianceH. Field (Author/Creator) - EcoHealth AllianceA. Reiss (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityL. Berger (Author/Creator) - Australian Institute of Tropical Health and MedicineT.L. Rymer (Author/Creator) - James Cook UniversityD.O. Fisher (Author/Creator) - The University of QueenslandM.J. Lawes (Author/Creator) - University of KwaZulu-NatalS.G. Laurance (Author/Creator) - James Cook UniversityH. McCallum (Author/Creator) - Griffith UniversityC. Esson (Author/Creator) - Australian Institute of Tropical Health and MedicineJ.H. Epstein (Author/Creator) - EcoHealth Alliance
- Publication Details
- Biological Conservation, Vol.214, pp.136-146
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Identifiers
- 991005542040207891
- Copyright
- © 2017 Elsevier Ltd
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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