Infection dynamics in ecosystems: on the interaction between red and grey squirrels, pox virus, pine martens and trees

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dc.citation.issue183
dc.citation.volume18
dc.contributor.authorRoberts MG
dc.contributor.authorHeesterbeek JAP
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-08T22:16:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T06:35:20Z
dc.date.available2021-10-13
dc.date.available2024-02-08T22:16:59Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T06:35:20Z
dc.date.issued2021-10
dc.description.abstractEcological and epidemiological processes and interactions influence each other, positively and negatively, directly and indirectly. The invasion potential of pathogens is influenced by the ecosystem context of their host species’ populations. This extends to the capacity of (multiple) host species to maintain their (common) pathogen and the way pathogen dynamics are influenced by changes in ecosystem composition. This paper exemplifies these interactions and consequences in a study of red and grey squirrel dynamics in the UK. Differences and changes in background habitat and trophic levels above and below the squirrel species lead to different dynamic behaviour in many subtle ways. The range of outcomes of the different interactions shows that one has to be careful when drawing conclusions about the mechanisms and processes involved in explaining observed phenomena concerning pathogens in their natural environment. The dynamic behaviour also shows that planning interventions, for example for conservation purposes, benefits from understanding the complexity of interactions beyond the particular pathogen and its threatened host species.
dc.format.pagination20210551-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34637641
dc.identifier.citationRoberts MG, Heesterbeek JAP. (2021). Infection dynamics in ecosystems: on the interaction between red and grey squirrels, pox virus, pine martens and trees.. J R Soc Interface. 18. 183. (pp. 20210551-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1098/rsif.2021.0551
dc.identifier.eissn1742-5662
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1742-5689
dc.identifier.numberARTN 20210551
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70490
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherThe Royal Society Publishing
dc.relation.isPartOfJ R Soc Interface
dc.rights(c) The author/sen
dc.rights.licenseCC BY 4.0en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectdilution effect
dc.subjectecology
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectreservoir of infection
dc.subjectsquirrel pox virus
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectEcosystem
dc.subjectEnvironment
dc.subjectMustelidae
dc.subjectSciuridae
dc.subjectTrees
dc.titleInfection dynamics in ecosystems: on the interaction between red and grey squirrels, pox virus, pine martens and trees
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id449063
pubs.organisational-groupOther
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