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Iverson, Samuel A; Department of Biology, Simon Fraser University; Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada; samuel.iverson@canada.ca; Forbes, Mark R.; Department of Biology, Carleton University; mark_forbes@carleton.ca; Simard, Manon; Nunavik Research Centre, Makivik Corporation, Kuujjuaq; manonsimard@eeyoumarineregion.ca; Soos, Catherine; Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada; Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Saskatchewan; catherine.soos@canada.ca; Gilchrist, H. Grant; National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment and Climate Change Canada; grant.gilchrist@canada.ca. |
Emerging infectious diseases are a growing concern in wildlife conservation. Documenting outbreak patterns and determining the ecological drivers of transmission risk are fundamental to predicting disease spread and assessing potential impacts on population viability. However, evaluating disease in wildlife populations requires expansive surveillance networks that often do not exist in remote and developing areas. Here, we describe the results of a community-based research initiative conducted in collaboration with indigenous harvesters, the Inuit, in response to a new series of Avian Cholera outbreaks affecting Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) and other comingling species in the Canadian Arctic. Avian Cholera is a virulent disease of birds caused by... |
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Arctic; Avian Cholera; Common Eider; Conservation; Emerging infectious disease; Inuit; Maxent; Participatory surveillance; Species-habitat model. |
Ano: 2016 |
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