Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Scientific names of species referred to in this text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Status and distribution patterns of European ungulates: genetics, population history and conservation
- 3 A review of the various legal and administrative systems governing management of large herbivores in Europe
- 4 Hunting seasons in relation to biological breeding seasons and the implications for the control or regulation of ungulate populations
- 5 The census and management of populations of ungulates in Europe
- 6 Impacts of wild ungulates on vegetation: costs and benefits
- 7 Wild ungulate diseases and the risk for livestock and public health
- 8 Traffic collisions involving deer and other ungulates in Europe and available measures for mitigation
- 9 Large herbivores as ‘environmental engineers’
- 10 Ungulate–large carnivore relationships in Europe
- 11 The role of pathogens in the population dynamics of European ungulates
- 12 Climate change and implications for the future distribution and management of ungulates in Europe
- 13 Ungulate management in Europe: towards a sustainable future
- Index
- References
11 - The role of pathogens in the population dynamics of European ungulates
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 April 2011
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Scientific names of species referred to in this text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Status and distribution patterns of European ungulates: genetics, population history and conservation
- 3 A review of the various legal and administrative systems governing management of large herbivores in Europe
- 4 Hunting seasons in relation to biological breeding seasons and the implications for the control or regulation of ungulate populations
- 5 The census and management of populations of ungulates in Europe
- 6 Impacts of wild ungulates on vegetation: costs and benefits
- 7 Wild ungulate diseases and the risk for livestock and public health
- 8 Traffic collisions involving deer and other ungulates in Europe and available measures for mitigation
- 9 Large herbivores as ‘environmental engineers’
- 10 Ungulate–large carnivore relationships in Europe
- 11 The role of pathogens in the population dynamics of European ungulates
- 12 Climate change and implications for the future distribution and management of ungulates in Europe
- 13 Ungulate management in Europe: towards a sustainable future
- Index
- References
Summary
Introduction
Numerous ecological studies have investigated how key factors such as resource availability and predation may influence the population dynamics of European ungulates (Clutton-Brock et al.,1985; Putman et al., 1996; Sæther, 1997; Forchhammer et al., 1998; Gaillard et al., 1998, 2000; Jędrzejewska and Jędrzejewski, 1998; Coulson et al., 2006). In comparison, research on the consequences of pathogen infection on ungulate population dynamics has been rather limited. In recent years interest in pathogen–host dynamics has increased not only among ecologists, in relation to these dynamics at a population level, but also among scientists in other disciplines such as veterinarians, immunologists and geneticists whose interests focus on the individual, cellular or genetic level.
As we will discuss, pathogen–host dynamics are complex and involve interconnected ecological, behavioural, physiological and genetic pathways. Because of this complexity it is often difficult to unravel these pathways, which is necessary to gain an understanding of the role of pathogens in shaping the population dynamics of ungulates. As the studies discussed in this chapter demonstrate, long-term research is necessary to reveal the role of pathogens on ungulate population dynamics. Unfortunately this requirement does not conform well to the current short-term nature of research funding.
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- Ungulate Management in EuropeProblems and Practices, pp. 319 - 348Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011
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