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T1 Wolves contribute to disease control in a multi-host system
A1 Tanner, E.
A1 White, A.
A1 Acevedo, P.
A1 Balseiro Morales, Ana María
A1 Marcos, J.
A1 Gortázar, Christian
A2 Sanidad Animal
K1 Sanidad animal
K1 Infectious agents
K1 Wolves
K1 3109 Ciencias Veterinarias
AB [EN] We combine model results with field data for a system of wolves (Canis lupus) that prey on wild boar (Sus scrofa), a wildlife reservoir of tuberculosis, to examine how predation may contribute to disease control in multi-host systems. Results show that predation can lead to a marked reduction in the prevalence of infection without leading to a reduction in host population density since mortality due to predation can be compensated by a reduction in disease induced mortality. A key finding therefore is that a population that harbours a virulent infection can be regulated at a similar density by disease at high prevalence or by predation at low prevalence. Predators may therefore provide a key ecosystem service which should be recognised when considering human-carnivore conflicts and the conservation and re-establishment of carnivore populations
PB Nature Research
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/19293
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/19293
NO Tanner, White, Acevedo, Balseiro, Marcos, & Gortázar. (2019). Wolves contribute to disease control in a multi-host system. Scientific reports, 9(1), 7940. https://doi.org/10.1038/S41598-019-44148-9
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 14-may-2024