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Devils and disease in the landscape: the impact of disease on devils in the wild and on the Tasmanian ecosystem

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posted on 2023-05-24, 06:13 authored by Menna JonesMenna Jones, Rodrigo Hamede RossRodrigo Hamede Ross, Hollings, T, McCallum, HI
When populations of animals encounter a novel infectious disease, the effects can be devastating both for individuals and the population as a whole. Mortality is frequently high, outpacing breeding, leading to severe population decline. An extreme example is the devastation of native American populations from smallpox, a disease native to Europe, across vast regions of the Americas following the arrival of the Spanish in the 1600s (Mann 2005). A similar scenario has played out over the last 20 years since devil facial tumour disease emerged in Tasmania.

Funding

Australian Research Council

History

Publication title

Saving the Tasmanian devil: recovery using science-based management

Editors

C Hogg, S Fox, D Pemberton, L Belov

Pagination

85-100

ISBN

9781486307180

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Publisher

CSIRO Publishing

Place of publication

Australia

Extent

24

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments; Terrestrial biodiversity

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