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Spatio-temporal trends in the frequency of interspecific interactions between domestic and wild ungulates from Mediterranean Spain

Artículo de investigación publicado en PLoS ONE

25 de enero de 2019

Controlling infections shared by wildlife and livestock requires the understanding and quantification of interspecific interactions between the species involved. This is particularly important in extensive multi-host systems, in which controlled domestic animals interact with uncontrolled, abundant and expanding wild species, such as wild ungulates. We have, therefore, quantified the interspecific interactions between wild boar (Sus scrofa) and free-ranging cattle in Mediterranean Spain, along with their spatio-temporal variability. GPS-GSM-collars were used to monitor 12 cows and 14 wild boar in the Doñana National Park between 2011 and 2013. Interactions were defined as encounters between cattle and wild boar within a spatio-temporal window of 52 m and 1 hour. On average, each wild boar interacted with one cow 1.5 ± (SE) 0.5 times per day, while each cow interacted with one wild boar 1.3 ± 0.4 times per day. The frequency of interaction was significantly higher during crepuscular hours owing to the overlap of both species` activity, and also during spring and autumn, probably owing to a higher individual aggregation around shared resources. Finally, the frequency of interaction was higher near the most significant shared resources (e.g. water points) but was lower in areas with dense vegetation. The results presented here show the usefulness of GPS monitoring as regards quantifying interactions and helping to clarify the process of pathogen transmission at the wildlife-livestock interface in Mediterranean Spain, along with the main spatio-temporal risk factors. In a changing scenario in which European populations of wild ungulates are increasing, more efficient measures with which to control interactions are required to meet the demands of farmers and managers. Our results, therefore, provide directional hypotheses that could be used to design disease control programmes




Triguero-Ocana R., Barasona JA., Carro F., Soriguer RC., Vicente J. y Acevedo P.




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Participantes:

Gobierno de Castilla-La ManchaInstituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). Universidad de Castilla La Mancha (UCLM). Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha (JCCM).

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasEstación Biológica de Doñana. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).

Universidad de Castilla La ManchaE.T.S. Ingenieros Agrónomos y Montes de Albacete (ETSIAM). Instituto de Desarrollo Regional (IDR). Universidad de Castilla La Mancha (UCLM).

Universidad ComplutenseCentro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).







PLoS ONE
FACTOR YEAR Q
2.740 2019

NLMID: 101285081

PMID: 30682123

ISSN: 1932-6203



TÍTULO: Spatio-temporal trends in the frequency of interspecific interactions between domestic and wild ungulates from Mediterranean Spain


REVISTA: PLoS ONE


NUMERACIÓN: 14(1):e0211216


AÑO: 2019


EDITORIAL: PLOS


AUTORES: Triguero-Ocana R., Barasona JA., Carro F., Soriguer RC., Vicente J. and Acevedo P.


José Ángel Barasona García-Arévalo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211216


CITA ESTA PUBLICACIÓN:

Triguero-Ocana R., Barasona JA., Carro F., Soriguer RC., Vicente J. y Acevedo P. Spatio-temporal trends in the frequency of interspecific interactions between domestic and wild ungulates from Mediterranean Spain. PLoS ONE. 14(1):e0211216. 2019. (A). ISSN: 1932-6203. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211216