Journal article
A guide for ecologists: Detecting the role of disease in faunal declines and managing population recovery
ND Preece, SE Abell, L Grogan, A Wayne, LF Skerratt, P van Oosterzee, AL Shima, P Daszak, H Field, A Reiss, L Berger, TL Rymer, DO Fisher, MJ Lawes, SG Laurance, H McCallum, C Esson, JH Epstein
Biological Conservation | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 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 investiga..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Funding for the symposium and workshop that led to this paper was provided by James Cook University's Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science through their flagship program, led by Drs Sandra Abell and Noel Preece 'Australia's northern development and imperilled biodiversity'. The flagship funded a visit to Brisbane by Noel Preece. Distinguished Professor Bill Laurance supported and encouraged us throughout the project. One Health Alliance provided support for a workshop in Brisbane that framed the project, and for travel to Cairns for Dr. Daszak and Dr. Field to attend the symposium and workshop. Dr. Yvette Williams, Leanne Shillitoe and Prof Steve Turton, all from James Cook University, provided support for the symposium and workshop. Work by DOF contributing to the workshop was supported by Australian Research Council fellowship FTll0100191. LFS and LB were supported by Australian Research Council grants FT100100375, DP120100811 and LP110200240, and the Taronga Conservation Science Initiative.