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DOI | 10.1007/s10344-019-1297-z |
Mapping parasite transmission risk from white-tailed deer to a declining moose population | |
Escobar, Luis E.1; Moen, Ron2; Craft, Meggan E.3; VanderWaal, Kimberly L.3,4 | |
发表日期 | 2019 |
ISSN | 1612-4642 |
EISSN | 1439-0574 |
卷号 | 65期号:4 |
英文摘要 | White-tailed deer (WTD; Odocoileus virginianus) are the definitive hosts of meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) and liver fluke (Fascioloides magna); two parasites implicated in the decline of moose populations (Alces alces) in northern USA. Understanding which areas pose transmission risk may contribute to effective mitigation of these parasites in imperiled moose populations. Our objective was to predict areas of potential P. tenuis and F. magna transmission risk in terms of landscape features and deer density. Analyses were based on biogeographic and ecological factors related to both parasites. Using ecological niche modeling tools, remote sensing satellite data, field sampling, and estimated densities of WTD in Minnesota, we characterized current suitable environmental conditions for F. magna and P. tenuis across the historical range of moose in the state and identified potential areas for the occurrence of these parasites in unsampled areas. Our results help elucidate risky landscapes for F. magna and P. tenuis transmission by identifying geographic locations where WTD occur at high densities and with the landscape features suitable for the parasites. High-risk areas identified by our models may guide future surveillance, conservation, and management plans by identifying hotspots of potential infection of these parasites from WTD to moose populations. Our study shows the applicability of ecological niche modeling tools for investigating disease transmission risks of complex parasite systems for conservation purposes. |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Zoology |
来源期刊 | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/101466 |
作者单位 | 1.Virginia Polytech Inst & State Univ, Dept Fish & Wildlife & Conservat, Virginia Tech, 310 West Campus Dr,Cheatham Hall,Room 101, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA; 2.Univ Minnesota, Ctr Water & Environm, Nat Resources Res Inst, Duluth, MN 55812 USA; 3.Univ Minnesota, Coll Vet Med, Vet Populat Med, St Paul, MN 55108 USA; 4.Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, MN USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Escobar, Luis E.,Moen, Ron,Craft, Meggan E.,et al. Mapping parasite transmission risk from white-tailed deer to a declining moose population[J],2019,65(4). |
APA | Escobar, Luis E.,Moen, Ron,Craft, Meggan E.,&VanderWaal, Kimberly L..(2019).Mapping parasite transmission risk from white-tailed deer to a declining moose population.EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH,65(4). |
MLA | Escobar, Luis E.,et al."Mapping parasite transmission risk from white-tailed deer to a declining moose population".EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH 65.4(2019). |
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