Host movement dominates the predicted effects of climate change on parasite transmission between wild and domestic mountain ungulates
Climate change is shifting the transmission of parasites, which is determined by host density, ambient temperature and moisture. These shifts can lead to increased pressure from parasites, in wild and domestic animals, and can impact the effectiveness of parasite control strategies. Understanding th...
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| author | Eleanor R. Dickinson Christopher McFarland Carole Toïgo D. Michael Scantlebury Philip A. Stephens Nikki J. Marks Eric R. Morgan |
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| description | Climate change is shifting the transmission of parasites, which is determined by host density, ambient temperature and moisture. These shifts can lead to increased pressure from parasites, in wild and domestic animals, and can impact the effectiveness of parasite control strategies. Understanding the interactive effects of climate on host movement and parasite life histories will enable targeted parasite management, to ensure livestock productivity and avoid additional stress on wildlife populations. To assess complex outcomes under climate change, we applied a gastrointestinal nematode transmission model to a montane wildlife–livestock system, based on host movement and changes in abiotic factors due to elevation, comparing projected climate change scenarios with the historic climate. The wildlife host, Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex), undergoes seasonal elevational migration, and livestock are grazed during the summer for eight weeks. Total parasite infection pressure was more sensitive to host movement than to the direct effect of climatic conditions on parasite availability. Extended livestock grazing is predicted to increase parasite exposure for wildlife. These results demonstrate that movement of different host species should be considered when predicting the effects of climate change on parasite transmission, and can inform decisions to support wildlife and livestock health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ecb893ac88ca478c9771332999dd6dac2024-01-03T08:05:27ZengThe Royal SocietyRoyal Society Open Science2054-57032024-01-0111110.1098/rsos.230469Host movement dominates the predicted effects of climate change on parasite transmission between wild and domestic mountain ungulatesEleanor R. Dickinson0Christopher McFarland1Carole Toïgo2D. Michael Scantlebury3Philip A. Stephens4Nikki J. Marks5Eric R. Morgan6School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, UKSchool of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, UKOffice Français de la Biodiversité, 5 allée de Bethléem, ZI Mayencin 38610, Gières, FranceSchool of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, UKConservation Ecology Group, Department of Biosciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UKSchool of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, UKSchool of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, UKClimate change is shifting the transmission of parasites, which is determined by host density, ambient temperature and moisture. These shifts can lead to increased pressure from parasites, in wild and domestic animals, and can impact the effectiveness of parasite control strategies. Understanding the interactive effects of climate on host movement and parasite life histories will enable targeted parasite management, to ensure livestock productivity and avoid additional stress on wildlife populations. To assess complex outcomes under climate change, we applied a gastrointestinal nematode transmission model to a montane wildlife–livestock system, based on host movement and changes in abiotic factors due to elevation, comparing projected climate change scenarios with the historic climate. The wildlife host, Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex), undergoes seasonal elevational migration, and livestock are grazed during the summer for eight weeks. Total parasite infection pressure was more sensitive to host movement than to the direct effect of climatic conditions on parasite availability. Extended livestock grazing is predicted to increase parasite exposure for wildlife. These results demonstrate that movement of different host species should be considered when predicting the effects of climate change on parasite transmission, and can inform decisions to support wildlife and livestock health.https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230469Alpine ibexmulti-host systemdomestic sheepGLOWORM model frameworkelevationgastrointestinal nematodes |
| spellingShingle | Eleanor R. Dickinson Christopher McFarland Carole Toïgo D. Michael Scantlebury Philip A. Stephens Nikki J. Marks Eric R. Morgan Host movement dominates the predicted effects of climate change on parasite transmission between wild and domestic mountain ungulates Royal Society Open Science Alpine ibex multi-host system domestic sheep GLOWORM model framework elevation gastrointestinal nematodes |
| title | Host movement dominates the predicted effects of climate change on parasite transmission between wild and domestic mountain ungulates |
| title_full | Host movement dominates the predicted effects of climate change on parasite transmission between wild and domestic mountain ungulates |
| title_fullStr | Host movement dominates the predicted effects of climate change on parasite transmission between wild and domestic mountain ungulates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Host movement dominates the predicted effects of climate change on parasite transmission between wild and domestic mountain ungulates |
| title_short | Host movement dominates the predicted effects of climate change on parasite transmission between wild and domestic mountain ungulates |
| title_sort | host movement dominates the predicted effects of climate change on parasite transmission between wild and domestic mountain ungulates |
| topic | Alpine ibex multi-host system domestic sheep GLOWORM model framework elevation gastrointestinal nematodes |
| url | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230469 |
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