Tollington, Simon, Greenwood, Andrew, Jones, Carl G., Hoeck, Paquita, Chowrimootoo, Aurélie, Smith, Donal, Richards, Heather, Tatayah, Vikash, Groombridge, Jim J. (2015) Detailed monitoring of a small but recovering population reveals sublethal effects of disease and unexpected interactions with supplemental feeding. Journal of Animal Ecology, 84 (4). pp. 969-977. ISSN 0021-8790. (doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12348) (KAR id:47700)
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Official URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12348 |
Abstract
Infectious diseases are widely recognized to have substantial impact on wildlife populations. These impacts are sometimes exacerbated in small endangered populations, and therefore, the success of conservation reintroductions to aid the recovery of such species can be seriously threatened by outbreaks of infectious disease. Intensive management strategies associated with conservation reintroductions can further compound these negative effects in such populations.
Long-term monitoring data concerning detailed reproductive information of the reintroduced Mauritius parakeet (Psittacula echo) population collected before, during and after a disease outbreak was investigated.
We illustrate the resilience of this bottlenecked and once critically endangered, island-endemic species to an epidemic outbreak of BFDV and highlight the value of systematic monitoring in revealing inconspicuous but nonetheless substantial ecological interactions. Our study demonstrates that the emergence of such an infectious disease in a population ordinarily associated with increased susceptibility does not necessarily lead to deleterious impacts on population growth and that negative effects on reproductive fitness can be short-lived.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1111/1365-2656.12348 |
Subjects: |
Q Science > QH Natural history > QH75 Conservation (Biology) Q Science > QL Zoology |
Divisions: |
Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation > DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology) |
Depositing User: | Jim Groombridge |
Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2015 15:48 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2021 13:23 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/47700 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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